Infants and Toddlers Synthesis Conference

This conference has concluded.

In 1997, NCEDL hosted a synthesis conference on the topic of Infant and Toddler Quality Care at UNC-Chapel Hill. Co-chairs were Thelma Harms and Debby Cryer.

The conference examined issues related to infant and toddler development, ecological perspectives on center and home-based infant and toddler care and quality dimensions of early care and intervention programs. Over 35 invited researchers, child care administrators, policy makers, and parents attended the conference. They participated in small group discussions to synthesize research and clinical findings and discuss the implications for policy, practice and further research. Additional researchers and constituents synthesized the implications for policy, practice, research and personnel preparation.

Publications, products:

• Cryer, D., & Harms, T. (Eds.) (2000). Infants and toddlers in Out-of-Home care. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
• Ear Infection and Language Learning. (2000) Roberts, J. & Zeisel, S. Chapel Hill, NC: NCEDL
• National Center for Early Development & Learning. (1998, October). Spotlight #4: Diarrhea in child care centers. Chapel Hill, NC: author.
• National Center for Early Development & Learning. (1998, November) Spotlight #5: Respiratory infections in child care centers. Chapel Hill, NC: author.
• National Center for Early Development & Learning. (2000, July) Spotlight #24: Ear infection and language learning. Chapel Hill, NC: author.
• National Center for Early Development & Learning. (2001, January). Spotlight #30: New book examines out-of-home care. Jan '01 Chapel Hill, NC: author.
• National Center for Early Development & Learning. Articles in Early Developments, Vol. 2, No. 2: 1) Respiratory infections in children. 2) Diarrhea in child care centers. Chapel Hill, NC: author.
• Press release - Researchers cite ways to help control diarrhea in out-of-home child care
• Press release - Preventing respiratory infections in child care centers remains a challenge

Journal articles/book chapters:

• Cryer, D. (1999). Defining and assessing early childhood program quality. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, 563, 39-55.
• Cryer, D. (2000). The whole child: Transdisciplinary implications for infants and toddler care (pp. 351-364). In D. Cryer, & T. Harms (Eds.), Infants and toddlers in out-of-home care. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
• Cryer, D., & Burchinal M. (1997). Parents as child care consumers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12, 35-58.
• Cryer, D., & Phillipsen, L. (1997). Quality details: A close-up look at child care program strengths and weaknesses. Young Children, 52(5), 51-61.
• Howes, C. (2000). Social development, family, and attachment relationships of infants and toddlers: Research into practice (pp. 87-113). In D. Cryer, & T. Harms (Eds.), Infants and toddlers in out-of-home care. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.