Early childhood educators' well-being: An updated review of the literature

Early Childhood Teachers’ Well-Being, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion in Relation to Classroom Quality and Attitudes Towards Challenging Students

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Workplace stress and the quality of teacher–children relationships in Head Start

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Preschool teacher well-being: A review of the literature

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Who Cares? Child Care Teachers and the Quality of Care in America. Final Report, National Child Care Staffing Study.

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Development of the child care worker job stress inventory

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The Day-to-Day Reality of Teacher Turnover in Preschool Classrooms: An Analysis of Classroom Context and Teacher, Director, and Parent Perspectives

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Race, Isolation, and Exclusion: What Early Childhood Teacher Educators Need to Know About the Experiences of Pre-Service Teachers of Color

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Preschool Teachers’ Child-Centered Beliefs: Direct and Indirect Associations with Work Climate and Job-Related Wellbeing

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Childcare providers: Work stress and personal well-being

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“I love my work but...” The Professionalization of Early Childhood Education

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Preschool Teachers’ Professional Background, Process Quality, and Job Attitudes: A Person-Centered Approach

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What we feel and what we do: emotional capital in early childhood work

Andrew, Y. (2015) · Early Years Journal of International Research and Development · doi:10.1080/09575146.2015.1077206 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Preschool Teachers’ Financial Well-Being and Work Time Supports: Associations with Children’s Emotional Expressions and Behaviors in Classrooms

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Retaining Early Childcare Educators

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Pedagogical staff in children’s day care centres in Germany – links between working conditions, job satisfaction, commitment and work-related stress

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Emotional exhaustion in day-care workers

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Perceived Stress and Canadian Early Childcare Educators

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Pedagogical work, stress regulation and work-related well-being among early childhood professionals in integrated special day-care groups

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The intensification of performativity in early childhood education

Kilderry, A. (2015) · Journal of Curriculum Studies · doi:10.1080/00220272.2015.1052850 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

A Survey of Canadian Early Childhood Educators’ Psychological Wellbeing at Work

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Examination of Work Environment Factors Relating to Burnout Syndrome of Early Childhood Educators in Greece

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Job Satisfaction Among Jordan’s Kindergarten Teachers: Effects of Workplace Conditions and Demographic Characteristics

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Determinants of Day Care Teachers' Job Satisfaction

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Degrees in Context: Asking the Right Questions about Preparing Skilled and Effective Teachers of Young Children. Preschool Policy Brief. Issue 22.

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General mood of professional caregivers in child care centers and the quality of caregiver–child interactions

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Associations between Australian Early Childhood Educators' Mental Health and Working Conditions: A Cross-Sectional Study

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The examination of teacher stress among Turkish early childhood education teachers

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Provider Stress and Children's Active Engagement

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Closing the gap: An analysis of teacher and administrator perceptions of organizational climate in the early childhood setting

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Turkish early childhood teachers’ emotional problems in early years of their professional lives

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Fair relationships and policies to support family day care educators’ mental health: a qualitative study

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Teaming and Teaching in ECE: Neoliberal Reforms, Teacher Metaphors, and Identity in Head Start

Bullough, R. V. (2015) · Journal of Research in Childhood Education · doi:10.1080/02568543.2015.1050563 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Early childhood educators’ experiences in their work environments: Shaping (im)possible ways of being an educator?

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The effects of being spurned and self-esteem on depersonalization and coping preferences in kindergarten teachers: the case of Hong Kong

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Teacher well-being: A systematic review of the research literature from the year 2000–2019

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Neglected Elements of a High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce: Whole Teacher Well-Being and Working Conditions

Kwon, K.-A., Ford, T. G., Salvatore, A. L., Randall, K., Jeon, L., Malek-Lasater, A., Ellis, N., Kile, M. S., Horm, D. M., Kim, S. G., et al. (2022) · Early Childhood Education Journal · doi:10.1007/s10643-020-01124-7 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Technology Education in Hong Kong: International Implications for Implementing the “Eight Cs” in the Early Childhood Curriculum

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Organizational Climate: Collegiality and Supervisor Support in Early Childhood Education Programs

Hewett, B. S., & Paro, K. M. L. (2019) · Early Childhood Education Journal · doi:10.1007/s10643-019-01003-w · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Blended Perspectives: A Global Vision for High-Quality Early Childhood Education

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A Father’s Interactions with His Toddler: Personal and Professional Lessons for Early Childhood Educators

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Instituting Change in Early Childhood Education: Recent Developments in Singapore

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