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2018

Conference Publication

Implementation of a professional development program to improve sleep health within the childcare sector

Staton, S., Smith, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2018). Implementation of a professional development program to improve sleep health within the childcare sector. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian Sleep Association and the Australasian Sleep Technologists Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane, Australia, 17-20 October, 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.30_12765

Implementation of a professional development program to improve sleep health within the childcare sector

2018

Other Outputs

Summary report for the sleep learning for early education professionals project

Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Irvine, S. (2018). Summary report for the sleep learning for early education professionals project. Brisbane, Queensland: Department of Education, Queensland Government.

Summary report for the sleep learning for early education professionals project

2017

Journal Article

Mandatory nap times and group napping patterns in child care: an observational study

Staton, Sally L., Smith, Simon S., Hurst, Cameron, Pattinson, Cassandra L. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2017). Mandatory nap times and group napping patterns in child care: an observational study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 15 (2), 129-143. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2015.1120199

Mandatory nap times and group napping patterns in child care: an observational study

2017

Conference Publication

Choosing Rest: Finding Effective Alternatives to Mandated Rest-times in ECEC

Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Irvine, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., McArdle, F., McNellie, P., Oakes, C. and Houen, S. (2017). Choosing Rest: Finding Effective Alternatives to Mandated Rest-times in ECEC. Queensland Government Department of Education and Training Research Forum, Brisbane, 2017.

Choosing Rest: Finding Effective Alternatives to Mandated Rest-times in ECEC

2017

Conference Publication

Supporting sleep development in early childhood: What role does childcare play?

Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Supporting sleep development in early childhood: What role does childcare play?. 18th European Conference of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2017.

Supporting sleep development in early childhood: What role does childcare play?

2017

Conference Publication

It Takes Three to Tango: Connecting Policy, Practice and Research to improve Sleep, Rest and Relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care

Staton, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2017). It Takes Three to Tango: Connecting Policy, Practice and Research to improve Sleep, Rest and Relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Canberra, Australia, 2017.

It Takes Three to Tango: Connecting Policy, Practice and Research to improve Sleep, Rest and Relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care

2017

Conference Publication

Severe sleep restriction in expedition adventure race competitors

St Pierre, L., Allan, A., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2017). Severe sleep restriction in expedition adventure race competitors. Joint Congress of World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) & World Sleep Federation (WSF), Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 October 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.023

Severe sleep restriction in expedition adventure race competitors

2017

Conference Publication

Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals

Staton, S., Smith, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals. Queensland Government Department of Education and Training Research Forum, Brisbane, 2017.

Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals

2016

Journal Article

What parents want: parent preference regarding sleep for their preschool child when attending early care and education

Sinclair, Dominique, Staton, Sally, Smith, Simon S., Pattinson, Cassandra L., Marriott, Annette and Thorpe, Karen (2016). What parents want: parent preference regarding sleep for their preschool child when attending early care and education. Sleep Health, 2 (1), 12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.11.002

What parents want: parent preference regarding sleep for their preschool child when attending early care and education

2016

Journal Article

Supporting sleep in early care and education: an assessment of observed sleep times using a sleep practices optimality index

Staton, Sally, Marriott, Annette, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Sinclair, Dominique and Thorpe, Karen (2016). Supporting sleep in early care and education: an assessment of observed sleep times using a sleep practices optimality index. Sleep Health, 2 (1), 30-34. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.12.005

Supporting sleep in early care and education: an assessment of observed sleep times using a sleep practices optimality index

2016

Conference Publication

Day and night sleep duration as predicators of children’s weight status

Pattinson, C., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2016). Day and night sleep duration as predicators of children’s weight status. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Denver, CO, United States, June 2016.

Day and night sleep duration as predicators of children’s weight status

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

2016

Conference Publication

Sleep when the baby sleeps: infant daytime sleep predicts maternal depressive symptomology

Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Cockshaw, W., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2016). Sleep when the baby sleeps: infant daytime sleep predicts maternal depressive symptomology. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Denver, CO, United States, June 2016.

Sleep when the baby sleeps: infant daytime sleep predicts maternal depressive symptomology

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

Other Outputs

Sleep Practices in Early Childhood: Report on research and translation for babies and toddlers aged birth to 3 years

Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S.S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C., Sinclair, D., Hassell, S. and Wihardjo, K. (2016). Sleep Practices in Early Childhood: Report on research and translation for babies and toddlers aged birth to 3 years. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Department of Education, Queensland Government.

Sleep Practices in Early Childhood: Report on research and translation for babies and toddlers aged birth to 3 years

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

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

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

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