Early Childhood Education Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of Early Childhood Education Journal is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Home Literacy and Mathematics in Bulgaria, Israel, Spain, and the U.S.: How Do Preschool Parents Socialize Academic Readiness?74
“What we have done is baking together”: Asian Immigrant Parents’ Perspectives and Experiences Regarding Children’s Mental Health Related to Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic51
Investigating Informational Text Read-alouds in Greek Kindergarten Classrooms: Differences According to Text Structures40
Prevalence of Number, Number Relations, and Number Operations Indicators in State Early Learning Standards40
The Well-Being of Early Childhood Providers in Ireland31
Correction: Empowering Young Writers: A Multimodal Case Study of Emergent Writing in Urban Preschool Classrooms31
Balancing Acts: Parental Risk Tolerance in Children’s Play and its Impact on Emotion Regulation and Problem Symptoms30
Maternal Parenting Stress: Characteristics and Bidirectional Associations with Mastery Motivation in Preschoolers29
Celebrating Pathways to Joyful and Meaningful Writing with Young Children29
Preschool Teacher Demand in China by 2050: A Prediction Analysis of the Impact of Negative Population Growth27
Exploring Predictors for New Kindergarten Teachers’ (NKTs’) Integration in the Workplace27
Effect of Problem Behaviors on Early Literacy Skills: A Malaysian Experience27
Shared Reading and Science Vocabulary for Kindergarten Students26
Phonics-Based Instruction and Improvement in Foundational Reading Skills of Kindergartners in the Indian Schooling Context23
Suspension and Expulsion: Early Educators’ Perspectives21
Infusing Physical Activity into Early Childhood Classrooms: Guidance for Best Practices19
Supporting Young Readers: A Mixed-Methods Study of Their Literacy, Behaviour, and Perceptions When Reading Aloud to Dogs or Adults18
Mathematical Ability at a Very Young Age: The Contributions of Relationship Quality with Parents and Teachers via Children’s Language and Literacy Abilities18
Cause for Concern? The Relationship Between Language Skills in Toddlers and Later Reading Skills in School18
“Highway Closures and Flow Detours”: Shifting the Mindset of Pre-service Early Childhood Educators Through Number Operations with Base-12 Blocks18
Developing Emotional Intelligence in Children Through Dialogic Reading, Self-made Books, and Visible Thinking Routines17
Prediction of Preschool Teacher Demand Under China’s Three-Child Policy: A Case Study of Shanghai17
Teacher Motivational Scaffolding and Preschoolers’ Motivational Triggers in the Context of Playful Learning of Multiliteracy and Digital Skills16
Engaging Young Children in STEAM Learning: An Inquiry Planning Guide for Early Educators15
Supporting Inclusion in Early Childhood Through Itinerant Service Delivery: A Systematic Literature Review15
The Portrayal of Characters with Learning Disabilities in Children’s Picturebooks14
Maternal Perceptions of Paternal Coparenting in Chinese Migrant-Child Families: A Qualitative Study14
Correction: Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma in Early Care and Education (FIRST:ECE): A Preliminary Evaluation14
Development and Validation of the Children’s STEM Habits of Mind Questionnaire14
Context Matters: Factors that Influence Storytime Providers’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Self-Efficacy14
What Happened During Teacher Visits? A Closer Look at the Parent Engagement Effort of the HighScope Perry Preschool Project14
Strategies for Successful Dental Visits for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder14
Dreams of Preschool Children with Earthquake Experience: The Case of Kahramanmaraş13
Co-Viewing Mass Media to Support Children and Parents’ Emotional ABCs: An Evaluation of Ahlan Simsim13
The Impact of Oral Language and Transcription Skills on Early Writing Production in Kindergarteners: Productivity and Quality13
Supporting Children Through Grief: A Content Analysis of Picturebooks About Death13
Direct and Indirect Impacts of Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten on Kindergarten Readiness and Achievement12
Early Childhood Practitioners’ Perceptions of Children’s Risky Play Based on Childhood and Present Practice: A Questionnaire Survey in Japan12
Preservice Teachers’ Online Teaching Experiences During COVID-1912
Children’s Question Asking in Early Childhood Education: Supportive Strategies and Motivational Contexts12
Artful Echoes: Amplifying SEL Through Interactive Read-Alouds and Arts Engagement12
Picturebooks in the Primary Grades: Representation and the Stories Shared About Who Belongs in STEM11
Exploring Early Childhood Teachers’ Beliefs About STEAM Education in Saudi Arabia11
An Exploration of Ready, Set, Share A Book! Intervention for Enhancing Parent Book Sharing with Infants and Toddlers11
More Than Words: A Qualitative Study on the Links Between Preschool Teachers’ Classroom Practices and Their Language Ideologies About Dual Language Learners11
A Content Analysis of Gender Portrayals in Turkish Children’s Picturebooks11
Within-Classroom Play: Cultivating Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness During the Transition to Kindergarten11
Reciprocal Family Engagement Strategies in U.S. Early Childhood Systems: A Qualitative Study10
Examining the Validity of an Observational Tool of Classroom Support for Children’s Engagement in Learning10
Emergent Literacy Instruction for Autistic Children: A Preliminary Study of Teacher Knowledge10
A Scoping Literature Review of the Pyramid Model10
Declared Practices of Language Facilitation in Early Childhood Education and Care with Children Younger than Two Years10
Correction to: Teachers’ and Parents’ Perspectives on the Feasibility of a Preschool-Based Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Obesity: An Embedded Qualitative Study within ToyBox Study Malaysia10
Turn-over and Retention Among Head Start Educators9
What Affects the Resilience of Novice Kindergarten Teachers? - An Empirical Study from 5379 Novice Kindergarten Teachers in China9
Play-Activities with Scientific Content in Early Childhood Education9
An Arts-Based Lesson: Chinese Heritage Children’s Multimodal Early Writing Using Fallen Leaves9
Measuring Home Activities and Participation of Children Receiving Early Childhood Intervention Services in Spain9
Moderating Factors in the Relationship Between Home Literacy Environment and Early Word Reading Skills: Results from Cantonese–English Bilinguals9
Mechanisms of High-Quality Collaborative Partnerships in Early Childhood Settings9
Weaving the Fabric of Social and Emotional Learning in the Context of Teaching: A Study in Hong Kong Kindergarten Classrooms9
Effects of a Teacher Professional Development Program for the Transition to School on Preschoolers' Social-Emotional Adjustment and School Readiness9
Using “Learn the Signs. Act Early” to Influence the Caregiver and Educator Relationship and Increase Collaboration of Developmental Monitoring in Early Head Start Settings9
Development, Construct Validation, and Normalization of a New Early Childhood Self-Regulation Assessment Scale8
Parenting Style and Child Aggressive Behavior from Preschool to Elementary School: The Mediating Effect of Emotion Dysregulation8
The Efficacy of the TEACH e-Learning Course at Improving Early Childhood Education Students’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Related Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Intentions, and Perceived Behav8
Drawing from and Expanding their Toolboxes: Preschool Teachers’ Traditional Strategies, Unconventional Opportunities, and Novel Challenges in Scaffolding Young Children’s Social and Emotional Learning8
Culturally Responsive Instruction in Early Childhood Education in Tanzania: Teachers’ Beliefs and Instructional Challenges8
Exploring Books for Beginning Readers: Comparing Leveled Readers and Geisel Award Books8
Scribbling and Early Literacy Connections: How do Early Childhood Teachers Perceive Scribbles?8
Stories 'with the Characters Reversed': Children's Opinions of Feminist Children's Stories in Early Education8
Choose Your Own Adventure: Promoting Social and Emotional Development Through Outdoor Learning8
Exploring the Impact of Gratitude Practice as a Protective Factor for Young Children8
“Not in Our Daycare”? Commitments and Obstacles to Antiracism in Finnish ECEC7
The Importance of Embodiment and Agency in Parents’ Positive Attitudes Towards Shared Reading with Their Children7
Perception and Self-efficacy to Teach Science in Kindergarten: Undergraduate Students’ and Teachers’ Point of View7
Assessing Young Children’s Social-Emotional Development Through the Lens of Social-Cultural Ecological Systems7
“They’re Going to Forget About Their Mother Tongue”: Influence of Chinese Beliefs in Child Home Language and Literacy Development7
Teacher-Child Contact and Pre-Kindergartener’s Academic and Social-Emotional Skills Following COVID-19 Disruptions7
A Caring Ethic and the Rights of the Child: Challenges for Early Childhood Education7
Engineering in Preschool: What Little Minds Can Teach Us About Big Skills7
Supporting Preschool Children with Concussions or Traumatic Brain Injuries in Early Childhood Classrooms7
Promoting Ongoing Partnerships in Family Literacy Through Yearlong Collaborations7
Picturebooks and Young Children: Potential, Power, and Practices7
Environmental Factors Predicting Young Children’s Secure Exploration7
How Social-Emotional Competence of Chinese Rural Kindergarten Teachers Affects Job Burnout: an Analysis Based on Mediating and Moderating Effects7
Investigating Educators’ and Students’ Perspectives on Virtual Reality Enhanced Teaching in Preschool7
Making with LEGOs to Improve the Writing of Young Children7
The Power of Picturebooks to Support Early Elementary Teachers’ Racial Literacy in Communities of Practice: An Example from the 3Rs (Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships)7
From “Survival Mode” to “#winning”: Michigan Pre-K Teachers’ Experiences During the First Year of COVID-197
Parent-Teacher Relationships and Home-Based Involvement among Head Start Families: The Role of Immigration Status6
Head Start Children’s Moral Reasoning Predicts Aggressive Forms and Functions6
An Examination of Inquiry-Based Project Learning in Early Childhood Settings in Aotearoa/New Zealand6
Pre-service Teachers’ Perspectives on Transition to Kindergarten Practices for Autistic Children6
Fostering Racial Literacy in Early Childhood Contexts6
The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Children’s Mathematics Performance: A Growth Curve Model6
Correction to: Supporting Families from a Distance: Implementing Routines-Based Home Visits via Telepractice6
A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Digital Play Addiction Tendencies and Parental Guidance Strategies6
Supporting Preschoolers’ Motor Development in Virtual Environments: Listening to Teachers’ Voices6
Peer Aggression and Victimisation: Social Behaviour Strategies in Early Childhood in Spain6
Children’s Perceptions of Elementary School in South Korea Before and After Entering School6
Social Purpose and Pedagogy in the Baby Room of UK Nurseries: Exploring the What, How and Why of Working with 0–2 Year Olds6
Dual-language Learners’ Questions and Teacher Responses in Shared Reading in Preschool6
“A Piece of Normal Life When Everything Else is Changed” Remote Early Childhood Music Classes and Toddler Socialization6
Exploring Patterns of Self-control and the Relationship with Home-rearing Environment Among Preschoolers5
“Treat Them Like Human Beings”: Black Children’s Experiences with Racial Microaggressions in Early Childhood Education During COVID-195
When Saint-Saëns’ Elephant Becomes a Child’s Raindrops: Korean Young Children’s Appreciation of Music through Drawings5
Young Japanese Children’s Subjectification and Objectification Through the Lens of Joint Labor in a Mathematical Activity at a Preschool: A Case Study5
Authenticity, Accuracy, and Respect in Picturebooks About Africa: Implications for Pedagogy in the United States5
Concept, Ritual, and Narrative: What Are Toddler Books?5
Time Out as a Regulated and Specified Element of Child Care Licensing Policy: Are Policies Aligned with the Research Base?5
Incorporating Humanoid Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robots into Early Childhood Education5
Correction to: “Children Have the Fairest Things to Say”: Young Children’s Engagement with Anti-Bias Picture Books5
Stimulating the Development of Rhythmic Abilities in Preschool Children in Montessori Kindergartens with Music-Movement Activities: A Quasi-Experimental Study5
Quality in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care: Progress, Persistent Challenges, and Recommendations for the Future5
Children’s Concepts of the Environment: An Opportunity for Environmental Education as a Tool for Sustainability in Botswana Preschools5
Teacher Efficacy, Its Sources, and Implementation in Early Childhood Education5
You Don’t Have to Re-invent the Wheel to Implement Technology Activities in Early Childhood Education5
Preschool Children’s Deeper-Learning in Mature Play5
“I’m the Head Zoologist!”: Integrating Science and Literacy Learning in Kindergarten with Inquiry and Animals5
Evaluation of A Business Management Program to Promote Child Care Educator Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial5
Preschoolers’ Cooperative Problem-Solving During Play in Chinese and U.S. Classrooms5
Financial Challenges of Family Child Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study5
Exploring the Relationship Between Engineering Habits of Mind and Self-Regulation Skills in Children5
Early Childhood Educators’ Pedagogical Knowledge for Effective Practice in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Contexts5
“Reading is Social”: Dialogic Responses to Interactive Read-Alouds with Nonfiction Picturebooks5
Responding to the Needs of Early Literacy Teachers: Designing Online Professional Development to Improve Writing Instruction for Multilingual Learners5
Siblings and Interventions: How Siblings Influence Development and Why Practitioners Should Consider Including Them in Interventions5
Let’s Do Engineering: Engineers and Creative Practitioners Experiences of Co-creating Activities and Resources for 3–7 Year-Olds, and Teacher Evaluation of Resource Effectiveness5
Supporting Early Math Learning Along a Continuum of Guided Play5
Parental Ethnotheories of Child Play: The Discrepant Perspectives and Practices Among Chinese Parents4
Exploring Parents’ Perceptions of Early Intervention Services: A Multi-State Study4
Expulsion from Community Childcare Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of One State’s Practices4
Is Confidence in Mathematics Pedagogy Enough? Exploring Early Childhood Teachers’ Mathematics Beliefs and Confidence4
Young Children’s Experience in Unplugged Activities About Computational Thinking: From an Embodied Cognition Perspective4
Effects of a Video Feedback Intervention on Sensitivity in Early Childhood Teachers in Chile4
Comparing Full-Day and Half-Day Kindergarten Then and Now: What Data from Two ECLS-K Cohorts Reveal About Changes in Demographics and Child Outcomes4
Changes in Stress Following Wage Increases for Early Childhood Educators4
STEAM in Early Childhood: An Analysis Towards Teachers’ and Children’s Perspectives4
“Essential One Day and Forgotten the Next”: Perceptions of Ohio’s Early Childhood Workforce on Their Exclusion from the Educator Phase of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution4
Music Uses in Preschool Classrooms in the U.S.: A Multiple-Methods Study4
Correction: “A Piece of Normal Life When Everything Else is Changed” Remote Early Childhood Music Classes and Toddler Socialization4
The Mimamoru Approach in Contemporary Japanese Parenting Magazines: Strategies for Disciplining Young Children4
Are They Ready for Sustainability? A Study of the Environmental Attitudes of Early Childhood In-Service Teachers4
The Language We Use: Providers’ Perceptions About Families4
Exploring Current State Writing Evaluation Rubrics for Early Grades4
Ruler by Steps (RbySteps): Exploring Length Measurement with Young Children Through a Sequential Ruler Construction4
From Telling to Crafting: An Analysis of Peer Review Feedback and Revision Processes of Emerging Scholars Writing for Publication4
Pentagon or “Five-Angle Shape”? Exploring the Effects of Shape Names on Young Children’s Geometric Shape Knowledge4
Exploring Primary Grades Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Students’ Mathematics Self-Efficacy and How They Differentiate Instruction4
Preschool Teachers’ Perceptions of Children’s Learning: Above and Beyond the Impact of Semi-Structured, Inclusive Motor Play Activities4
Engaging Young Children with Science Concepts in a Community-Based Book Distribution and Animal-Themed Literacy Intervention Program4
A Case for Humane Education for Children in India: Historical Roots and Contemporary Needs4
Implementing Social-Emotional Learning in the Elementary Classroom4
Globally Minded Preschoolers: Playful Investigation of the Interdependence Between Self, Others, and Society4
A Qualitative Exploration of Early Childhood Educators’ Declared Practices when Supporting Preschoolers’ Oral Language Development4
Who Gets to Decide? A Case Study Exploring Tennessee’s Early Childhood Literacy Initiatives4
Early Childhood Intervention under the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme: Characteristics and Recruitment Practices of Service Providers4
Culturally Responsive Teaching Efficacy of Teachers at Inclusive Preschools in Taiwan4
Preschool Teachers’ Knowledge, Understanding, and Beliefs Regarding Children with Speech Sound Disorders and Inclusion in the General Education Setting4
Math Talk in Play Contexts: Relations Between Parent and Child Math Language and Early Math Skills3
Contributing a Chapter to a High-Quality Edited Book: Recommendations for Academic Authors3
Who Has Authority over Their Knowledge? A Case Study of Academic Language Use in Science Education3
Families, Language, and Equal Opportunities: Identifying Good Practices in Family Literacy Projects3
Contribution of Early Childhood Education to a Sustainable Society: Influences from Home in Preschool Children’s Understanding of Composting in France3
Parent and Teacher Perceptions of the Parent–Teacher Relationship and Child Self-regulation in Preschool: Variations by Child Race3
Investigating Virtual Reality as Resource to Enhance Early Childhood Initial Teacher Education: A Scoping Review3
Making Waves: Early Childhood Teachers’ Experiences with Multicultural Picturebooks to Promote Equitable Classrooms3
Exploring Caregiver Perceptions of a One-to-One Tablet Program for Kindergartners3
Examining the Implementation of Conscious Discipline®: A Qualitative Study Utilizing the I-PARIHS Framework3
Associations Between Peer Play Interactions and Empathy within an Early Childhood Inclusion Program for Children with Visual Impairment3
A Self-Assessment Strategy for Writing and Publishing a Quantitative Research Article3
Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma in Early Care and Education (FIRST:ECE): A Preliminary Evaluation3
Socioemotional Learning in Early Childhood Education: Experimental Evidence from the Think Equal Program’s Implementation in Colombia3
University-Community Partnerships to Support Responsive Caregiving: The Hearts and Minds on Babies Implementation Story3
Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in the Early Care and Education Setting as a Strategy to Improve Teacher Knowledge and Self-Efficacy3
Factors Explaining the Schooling of Children Under 3 Years of Age: Evidence from Spain3
Parental Engagement and Satisfaction in Early Childhood Education: The Mediating Role of Home Literacy Environment3
Problem Behaviors in the Early Childhood O-Class: Investigating Emotional, Organizational, and Instructional Supports3
A Scoping Review of Playdate Literature with Children on the Autism Spectrum3
Spontaneous Mathematical Moments Between Caregiver and Child During an Engineering Design Project3
Exploring Changes in Home Visitors’ Perspectives in the Context of a Professional Development Activity3
Primary Grade Students’ Achievement Given Differentiated Process Writing Instruction in a Summer Learning Program3
Story-Driven Embodied Play: Empowering Young Children’s Agency in Science Learning3
Content Analysis of Portrayals of Climate Change in Turkish Picturebooks3
Unplugged: Planting and Growing the Seed of Replacement in Four-Year Old-Children3
Reading, Writing, and (Anti-)Racist Picturebooks: Reframing Literacy Engagements3
Exploring the Perspectives of Preschool Teachers on Implementing Structured Motor Programs in Inclusive Classrooms3
Czech and Turkish Preschool Teachers’ Compassion and Psychological Well-being3
The Longitudinal Association of Family Stress with Child Adjustment: Mother–Child and Father–Child Conflict as Simultaneous Mediators3
A Culture of Innovation in Early Childhood Education: Which Factors Shape How Teachers Use Curriculum Innovation?3
English as a Foreign Language Education in East-Asian Early Childhood Education Settings: A Scoping Review3
Dreamcatchers, Water Protectors, and the Question of Authenticity: Supporting Teachers in Choosing and Using Indigenous Children's Literature3
A Scoping Review on the Use and Potential of School-Based Drama Therapy to Enhance Socio-emotional Skills in Early Childhood3
A Mixed-Methods Study of Early Childhood Education and Care in South Korea: Policies and Practices During COVID-193
Teaching Teams: The Roles of Lead Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Curriculum Demand in Pre-kindergarten Instruction3
Teacher-Led Yoga/Mindfulness in the Key Stage 1 Classroom. Survey of Educators Across North-East England3
Building Inclusive, Multicultural Early Years Classrooms: Strategies for a Culturally Responsive Ethic of Care3
Effects of Trauma-Informed Training on Teacher Perceptions of Child Outcomes: Student-Teacher Relationships, Behavior, and Expulsion Risk3
The Provision of Trauma Awareness Training in the Early Childhood Education & Care Profession: A Systematic Review3
Racial and Ethnic Wage Disparities Among Center-Based Early Educators3
Scaffolding Collaboration in Early Years Mathematics: A Practice-Based Case Study in Teaching Multiplicative Grouping3
“Can I Tell You About This…?”: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Teachers’ Perspectives on Children’s Oral Narrative Skills3
Linking Teacher- Versus Child Self-report Discrepancies in Aggression to Demographic and Cognitive Profiles3
Early Childhood Teachers’ Depression and Experiences with Challenging Behaviors: Does Working with Children with Disabilities Matter?3
Creating Meaningful Interactions for Young Children, Older Friends, and Nursery School Practitioners within an Intergenerational Project3
Analyzing Children’s Spatial Reasoning Using an Existing Learning Progression: Insights from Interviews and Task Performance3
Reading to Dogs at Home: A Pilot Study3
“Writing in the Air!”: The Role of Gestures in Early Childhood Heritage Language Learning3
Professional Learning Supporting Multilingual Children’s Social and Emotional Development in Diverse Australian Early Childhood Education and Care Settings3
Rhythm and Reading: Connecting the Training of Musical Rhythm to the Development of Literacy Skills3
Infusing the Pyramid Model into Pre-Service Teacher Preparation Programs3
Mapping Children’s Actions in the Scaffolding Process Using Interactive Whiteboard3
Preschool Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Implementation of Science and Technology Studies in Preschool3
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Programs on Psychological Distress and Burnout in Kindergarten Teachers: A Pilot Study3
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