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2016

Other Outputs

The importance of sleep for preschool children’s learning. Implications for practices in early education settings

Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C., Staton, S. and The Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group (2016, 01 01). The importance of sleep for preschool children’s learning. Implications for practices in early education settings Bedrock

The importance of sleep for preschool children’s learning. Implications for practices in early education settings

2016

Conference Publication

Same job, different place: The role of community context in predicting retention in the early years workforce

Thorpe, K. and Jansen, E. (2016). Same job, different place: The role of community context in predicting retention in the early years workforce. ARACY Early Years Conference, Cairns, August 2016.

Same job, different place: The role of community context in predicting retention in the early years workforce

2016

Conference Publication

Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings

Staton, Sally, Smith, Simon, Hurst, C., Pattinson, Cassandra and Thorpe, Karen (2016). Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings. SLEEP, Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Boston, MA USA, 2016.

Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings

2015

Journal Article

The sleeping elephant in the room: practices and policies regarding sleep/rest time in early childhood education and care

Staton, Sally, Irvine, Susan, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon and Thorpe, Karen (2015). The sleeping elephant in the room: practices and policies regarding sleep/rest time in early childhood education and care. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40 (4), 77-86. doi: 10.1177/183693911504000410

The sleeping elephant in the room: practices and policies regarding sleep/rest time in early childhood education and care

2015

Conference Publication

Children’s sleep patterns on days attending and not attending childcare

Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Wihardjo, Kylie and Thorpe, Karen (2015). Children’s sleep patterns on days attending and not attending childcare. 27th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22–24 October 2015. London, United Kingdom: Springer . doi: 10.1111/sbr.12132

Children’s sleep patterns on days attending and not attending childcare

2015

Conference Publication

Physiological consequences of light exposure in preschool children

Pattinson, Cassandra, Allan, Alicia, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Smith, Simon (2015). Physiological consequences of light exposure in preschool children. 27th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22 – 24 October 2015. London, United Kingdom: Springer . doi: 10.1111/sbr.12132

Physiological consequences of light exposure in preschool children

2015

Conference Publication

Awaking the sleeping elephant in the room: Translating sleep science into sleep practice in Early Childhood Education and Care

Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., Irvine, S., Theobald, M., Nothard, M. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Awaking the sleeping elephant in the room: Translating sleep science into sleep practice in Early Childhood Education and Care. Improving Children's Lives: Translating Research for Practice, Policy and Community Conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, September 2015.

Awaking the sleeping elephant in the room: Translating sleep science into sleep practice in Early Childhood Education and Care

2015

Journal Article

“I Have to Rest All the Time Because You are Not Allowed to Play”: exploring children’s perceptions of autonomy during sleep-time in long day care services

Nothard, Michaela, Irvine, Susan, Theobald, Maryanne, Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra and Thorpe, Karen (2015). “I Have to Rest All the Time Because You are Not Allowed to Play”: exploring children’s perceptions of autonomy during sleep-time in long day care services. International Journal of Early Childhood, 47 (3), 423-442. doi: 10.1007/s13158-015-0143-z

“I Have to Rest All the Time Because You are Not Allowed to Play”: exploring children’s perceptions of autonomy during sleep-time in long day care services

2015

Conference Publication

Meeting the National Quality Standards for sleep and rest

Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Irvine, S. and Smith, S. (2015). Meeting the National Quality Standards for sleep and rest. C&K Queensland Early Childhood Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, May 2015.

Meeting the National Quality Standards for sleep and rest

2015

Conference Publication

Navigating the minefield: Sleep and rest times within the context of the National Quality Standard

Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Irvine, S. (2015). Navigating the minefield: Sleep and rest times within the context of the National Quality Standard. Early Childhood Australia, North Coast Annual Conference, Kingscliff, NSW Australia, March 2015.

Navigating the minefield: Sleep and rest times within the context of the National Quality Standard

2015

Journal Article

"Do I really need a nap?": the role of sleep science in informing sleep practices in early childhood education and care settings

Staton, Sally L., Smith, Simon S. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2015). "Do I really need a nap?": the role of sleep science in informing sleep practices in early childhood education and care settings. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 1 (1), 32-44. doi: 10.1037/tps0000011

"Do I really need a nap?": the role of sleep science in informing sleep practices in early childhood education and care settings

2015

Journal Article

What works and why? Early childhood professionals' perspectives on effective early childhood education and care services for Indigenous families

Leske, Rachel, Sarmardin, Dixie, Woods, Annette and Thorpe, Karen (2015). What works and why? Early childhood professionals' perspectives on effective early childhood education and care services for Indigenous families. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40 (1), 109-118. doi: 10.1177/183693911504000114

What works and why? Early childhood professionals' perspectives on effective early childhood education and care services for Indigenous families

2015

Conference Publication

Dim light duration predicts body mass index of young children

Pattinson, C., Allan, A., Thorpe, K., Staton, S. and Smith, S.S. (2015). Dim light duration predicts body mass index of young children. SLEEP 2015, Seattle, WA United States, 6-10 June 2015. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger.

Dim light duration predicts body mass index of young children

2015

Conference Publication

Napping, development and health from 0-5 years: A systematic review

Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Sawyer, E., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2015). Napping, development and health from 0-5 years: A systematic review. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Seattle, WA, United States, June 2015. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger .

Napping, development and health from 0-5 years: A systematic review

2015

Conference Publication

Reading from the screen: making reading salient during young children’s use of digital technologies

Davidson, Christina R., Danby, Susan J. and Thorpe, Karen (2015). Reading from the screen: making reading salient during young children’s use of digital technologies. 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL USA, 16-20 April 2015. Washington, DC USA: American Educational Research Association.

Reading from the screen: making reading salient during young children’s use of digital technologies

2015

Conference Publication

Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology

Danby, Susan, Davidson, Christina, Theobald, Maryanne, Houen, Sandy and Thorpe, Karen (2015). Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology. American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL, United States, April 2015.

Environments for language and culture: young children weaving together digital technology

2015

Conference Publication

If given the opportunity would you want your child to sleep in childcare?

Thorpe, K., Sinclair, D., Staton, S., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2015). If given the opportunity would you want your child to sleep in childcare?. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Seattle, WA, United States, June 2015. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger .

If given the opportunity would you want your child to sleep in childcare?

2015

Conference Publication

Mandatory naptimes in childcare: Associations with day and night sleep patterns

Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., Hurst, C. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Mandatory naptimes in childcare: Associations with day and night sleep patterns. European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Braga, Portugal, 2015.

Mandatory naptimes in childcare: Associations with day and night sleep patterns

2015

Other Outputs

The association of observed quality of early years classrooms (ECEC-Year 2) and NAPLAN outcomes: a study of E4Kids children in Queensland, 2010-2014

Thorpe, Karen, Cockshaw, Wendell and Edmed, Shannon (2015). The association of observed quality of early years classrooms (ECEC-Year 2) and NAPLAN outcomes: a study of E4Kids children in Queensland, 2010-2014. Brisbane, Queensland: Department of Education.

The association of observed quality of early years classrooms (ECEC-Year 2) and NAPLAN outcomes: a study of E4Kids children in Queensland, 2010-2014

2015

Conference Publication

Sleep and weight status of Australian children: what are the sleep parameters at play?

Pattinson, C., Smith, S., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Sleep and weight status of Australian children: what are the sleep parameters at play?. Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, United States, April 2015.

Sleep and weight status of Australian children: what are the sleep parameters at play?