The study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD): Studying development from infancy to adulthood

DL Vandell, Z Gülseven - Annual Review of Developmental …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
and Youth Development (SECCYD) is a comprehensive study of human development that …

Quality of early childcare and education predicts high school STEM achievement for students from low-income backgrounds.

AS Bustamante, VN Bermudez, KD Ochoa… - Developmental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
High-quality early childcare and education (ECE) has demonstrated long-term associations
with positive educational and life outcomes and can be particularly impactful for children …

Children's developing work habits from middle childhood to early adolescence: Cascading effects for academic outcomes in adolescence and adulthood.

SD Simpkins, N Tulagan, G Lee, TL Ma… - Developmental …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Children's work habits at school include being a hard worker, turning in work on time,
following classroom rules, and putting forward one's best effort. Models on youth character …

Predicting adolescent and young adult outcomes from emotional support and cognitive stimulation offered by preschool-age home and early care and education …

AA Whitaker, PY Yoo, DL Vandell… - Developmental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Children's early environmental experiences are often considered highly influential for later
life development. Yet, environmental contexts, such as the home and early care and …

From prevention and intervention research to promotion of positive youth development: Implications for global research, policy and practice with ethnically diverse …

EP Smith, MAM Yunes, C Fradkin - … research, policy, and practice in global …, 2021 - Springer
In this chapter, we look at the underpinnings of Positive Youth Development (PYD) against
the backdrops of resiliency, positive psychology and prevention/intervention science …

Promoting a person-centered approach to strengthening early childhood practices that support social-emotional development

A Fettig, K Artman-Meeker, L Jeon… - Early Education and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Research Findings: This paper presents findings from an exploratory study to
define associations between social–emotional teaching practices and teacher …

Differential associations between extracurricular participation and Chinese children's academic readiness: Preschool teacher–child interactions as a moderator

L Ren, BY Hu, H Wu, X Zhang, AN Davis… - Early Childhood …, 2022 - Elsevier
Participation in organized extracurricular activities (EAs) is becoming increasingly prevalent
among young children in China and worldwide. As an important microsystem of child …

Profiles of afterschool motivations: A situated expectancy-value approach

AL Sjogren, KA Robinson, AC Koenka - Contemporary Educational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the benefits of afterschool programs, we know very little about what motivates
adolescents to attend and what costs they might associate with doing so. Situated …

Child care attendance and educational and economic outcomes in adulthood

P Domond, M Orri, Y Algan, L Findlay, D Kohen… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To test associations between onset of formal child care (in infancy or as a
toddler), high school graduation, and employment earnings from ages 18 to 35 years …

Participation and enjoyment in out‐of‐school activities during adolescence as predictors of activities in adulthood

SD Simpkins, DL Vandell, Y Liu - Journal of Research on …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined associations between adolescents' participation in out‐of‐school
activities and their participation in activities at age 26 (N= 1041, 50% girls, 77% White). More …