Objective. To assess factors determining growth in a group of children between 3 months and 6 years old enrolled in a public municipal (i.e., government-supported, not private) day-care center, in comparison to a group of ...

Objective. To assess factors determining growth in a group of children between 3 months and 6 years old enrolled in a public municipal (i.e., government-supported, not private) day-care center, in comparison to a group of ...

The Brazilian National School Feeding Program (PNAE) seeks to meet student’s nutritional needs during the period they remain in school. This study aimed to determine the nutritional composition of meals provided in municipal ...

Women’s employment plays an important role in household well-being, and among mothers, lack of child care is one of the main reasons for not working and not seeking employment. We investigate the effect of a reform that ...

This research refers to the management of early childhood education, representing a diagnosis of the early childhood education institutions in São Carlos, named Creches (Day Care Centers). This study is important because ...

Case study in a public day care center aims to investigate the relationships between children's families and day care center's professionals. In spite of the efforts of professionals, there are evident difficulties in their ...

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed menu quality and plate waste in public day care centers of São Paulo (SP), Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional study collected data from the nurseries of seven day care centers, totaling ...

The present work aims to investigate how workers/students organize the time between paid work, school and care for family and household chores. The collection of information was mainly through the reports of seven women ...