An Examination of Suspension & Expulsion in Community Childcare Centers Two Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic
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| Title: | An Examination of Suspension & Expulsion in Community Childcare Centers Two Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Keri Giordano (ORCID |
| Source: | Early Childhood Education Journal. 2024 52(6):1095-1105. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Suspension, Expulsion, Child Care Centers, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Practices, Preschool Children, Predictor Variables, Child Behavior |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10643-023-01496-6 |
| ISSN: | 1082-3301 1573-1707 |
| Abstract: | Suspension and expulsion have been documented concerns in childcare centers throughout the United States for nearly 20 years. This study examined suspension and expulsion practices in community childcare centers two years into the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2022). Survey data from 131 administrators of community childcare programs were analyzed. It was found that at least 67 individual children were reported expelled across 131 programs, a rate similar to pre-pandemic rates and higher than rates at the height of the pandemic. For suspension, 136 individual children were suspended from early learning programs during this time; a rate almost double pre-pandemic levels. Factors (availability of support, prior suspensions, suggesting the program is not a match, reported turnover, waiting lists, enrollment capacity, administrator reported stress, and teacher perceived stress) were examined to determine if they predicted expulsion. None of these factors significantly predicted expulsion. These results and their limitations and implications are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1429861 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Suspension and expulsion have been documented concerns in childcare centers throughout the United States for nearly 20 years. This study examined suspension and expulsion practices in community childcare centers two years into the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2022). Survey data from 131 administrators of community childcare programs were analyzed. It was found that at least 67 individual children were reported expelled across 131 programs, a rate similar to pre-pandemic rates and higher than rates at the height of the pandemic. For suspension, 136 individual children were suspended from early learning programs during this time; a rate almost double pre-pandemic levels. Factors (availability of support, prior suspensions, suggesting the program is not a match, reported turnover, waiting lists, enrollment capacity, administrator reported stress, and teacher perceived stress) were examined to determine if they predicted expulsion. None of these factors significantly predicted expulsion. These results and their limitations and implications are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1082-3301 1573-1707 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10643-023-01496-6 |
