The paper presents the Language Input Observation Scheme I (LIOS I). LIOS was developed at University of Bozen-Bolzano during project “Observation linguistic input quality in L2 German and L3 English Italian kindergartens South Tyrol (Italy)” is adapted to Tyrolean reality multilingual, inclusive kindergartens. presented compared with Quality (IQOS, Weitz 2015) on which it based. Afterwards cor...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the energy and macronutrient intake at home and at all-day in the kindergarten programs in children aged 2 to 6 and to investigate differences in consumption and intake between children at public and private kindergartens. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 362 preschool children from Caxias do Sul, Brazil. Nutritional status was assessed in terms of weight to h...

Israel The screening of preschool children for ocular anomalies, particularly amblyopia has been advised by Sheridan many of the difficulties associated with screening programmes of this nature have not yet been solved. Most children under 4 years of age do not attend kindergarten or other institutions, where opportunities for group visual screening are more readily available. Furthermore, thou...

BACKGROUND There is very limited data on malnutrition of preschool children in Kosovo. The main objective of the study is to provide a nutritional status profile of preschool children attending kindergartens in Kosovo. METHODS Cross-sectional study of children aged 12-59 months (n = 352 children) and children aged 60-83 months (n = 134) enrolled in public and private kindergartens of Kosovo. ...

Research Bulletin Issue 2 | Jan 2012 Australian families, communities and government are increasingly aware of the capacity of child care and kindergarten services to support the learning and development of our young children. The evidence is clear that these early experiences are an important influence on a child’s personal and social development in both the short-term and across the lifespan....

OBJECTIVES Preschool children have significant health issues. From the relevant legislation and regulations, it can be seen that kindergarten teachers (KTs) and kindergarten teacher assistants (KTAs) are expected to be familiarwith the basic hygienic measures and steps for preventing injuries and illnesses, to recognize infectious diseases, and to know how to give the first aid. To gain these s...

INTRODUCTION Nasal colonisation of S. aureus in healthy children was 18% to 30%. One to three percent of them were colonised by Methicillin-resistant Staphlycoccus aureus (MRSA). Although MRSA infection has become increasingly reported, population-based S. aureus and MRSA colonisation estimates are lacking. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. aureus carriage a...

The age of 3-6 years is a critical period for children's development. In this study, children aged were selected to conduct survey study on the current state sensory development, which beneficial understand development abilities in years. It was found that most them had mild disorders, with main category being proprioceptive disorders. To improve young integration skills, we can work together f...

The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably redefined the educational landscape worldwide, forcing institutions, from kindergartens to universities, rethink and remodel traditional pedagogical approaches.