Harriet J Vermeer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4604987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harriet J Vermeer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harriet J |
| FAMILY NAME | Vermeer |
| SIGNATURE | VERMEER H J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7363-1792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Content validity, aims and risks of self-assessment in centre-based childcare in the Netherlands: A mixed methods study
Self-assessment is increasingly used in childcare, which requires reflection on its goals and validity. In the current mixed-methods study, we investigated stakeholders’ views on the aims, possible risks and content validity of self-assessment in the context of centre-based childcare (ECEC and afterschool care) in the Netherlands. As part of a sequential strategy, we organised focus groups with stakeholders (Phase 1) to explore expert opinions, f…
Validating Self-Assessment Measures for Quality of Center-Based Childcare: A Meta-Analysis
Research Findings: A growing number of stakeholders in early childhood education (ECE) rely on self-assessment to assess and improve the quality of ECE. In this systematic review, we investigated the reliability and validity of self-assessment in ECE, summarizing findings from 27 publications. We meta-analytically synthesized findings from 25 publications for 1,882 groups and 79,163 children aged 0–72 months in center-based childcare. Most studie…
Young children's cortisol levels at out-of-home child care: A meta-analysis
Extension of previous meta-analyses on children's cortisol levels at child care. • Higher mid-afternoon cortisol over the day at child care compared to home. • Higher cortisol increase over the day at child care compared to home. • Child age, country and method of collection moderated the outcomes above. • More hours at child care related to cortisol increase over the day at child care
Socioeconomic status, parental beliefs, and parenting practices as predictors of preschoolers’ school readiness and executive functions in chile
Parental beliefs and parenting practices in early childhood are fundamental for the development of preschoolers’ school readiness and executive functions. This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity, maternal self-competence, parental cognitive stimulation, and maternal supportive discipline as predictors of five-year-old preschoolers’ school readiness and executive function abilities in 70 families of low-SES homes with…
Positive parenting in foster care: Testing the effectiveness of a video-feedback intervention program on foster parents’ behavior and attitudes
The current randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC) on parenting behavior and attitudes in foster parents (N = 60, 31–61 years, 83% female). The intervention group (n = 30) received VIPP-FC, consisting of six sessions. During the first four sessions, a specific theme from Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Par…
Preschoolers’ problem behavior, prosocial behavior, and language ability in a Latin-American context: The roles of child executive functions and socialization environments
Adopted Children’s Behavioral Adjustment Over Time: Pre-Adoption Experiences and Adoptive Parenting
We tested whether adoptive parenting played a role in the association between pre-adoption experiences and children’s adaptive (responsiveness) and maladaptive (internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems, attention and sleep problems) behavioral adjustment over time. Ten-year-old girls, adopted at 13 months from institutional care ( n = 50) or foster care ( n = 42) in China to the Netherlands, participated 2 months (Time 1, N = 92), 6 mo…
Preschoolers’ vocabulary acquisition in Chile: The roles of socioeconomic status and quality of home environment
Preschoolers’ vocabulary acquisition sets the stage for later reading ability and school achievement. This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and the quality of the home environment of seventy-seven Chilean majority and Mapuche minority families from low and lower-middle-class backgrounds in explaining individual differences in vocabulary acquisition of their three-and-a-half-year-old children. Additionally, we investigated whe…
The effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting for Foster Care (Vipp-FC): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
NTR3899
Behavioral adjustment of Chinese adoptees: The role of pre-adoption experiences
Video-feedback intervention in center-based child care: A randomized controlled trial
From foundling homes to day care: A historical review of childcare in Chile
This article discusses significant changes in childcare policy and practice in Chile. We distinguish four specific periods of childcare history: child abandonment and the creation of foundling homes in the 19th century; efforts to reduce infant mortality and the creation of the health care system in the first half of the 20th century; an increasing focus on inequality and poverty and the consequences for child development in the second half of th…
Threshold for noise in daycare: Noise level and noise variability are associated with child wellbeing in home-based childcare
Caregivers’ cortisol levels and perceived stress in home-based and center-based childcare
Children's wellbeing and cortisol levels in home-based and center-based childcare
Children's elevated cortisol levels at daycare: A review and meta-analysis
Children's wellbeing and cortisol levels in home-based and center-based childcare
Video-feedback intervention in center-based child care: A randomized controlled trial
Socioeconomic status, parental beliefs, and parenting practices as predictors of preschoolers’ school readiness and executive functions in chile
Parental beliefs and parenting practices in early childhood are fundamental for the development of preschoolers’ school readiness and executive functions. This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity, maternal self-competence, parental cognitive stimulation, and maternal supportive discipline as predictors of five-year-old preschoolers’ school readiness and executive function abilities in 70 families of low-SES homes with…
Adopted Children’s Behavioral Adjustment Over Time: Pre-Adoption Experiences and Adoptive Parenting
We tested whether adoptive parenting played a role in the association between pre-adoption experiences and children’s adaptive (responsiveness) and maladaptive (internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems, attention and sleep problems) behavioral adjustment over time. Ten-year-old girls, adopted at 13 months from institutional care ( n = 50) or foster care ( n = 42) in China to the Netherlands, participated 2 months (Time 1, N = 92), 6 mo…
Positive parenting in foster care: Testing the effectiveness of a video-feedback intervention program on foster parents’ behavior and attitudes
The current randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC) on parenting behavior and attitudes in foster parents (N = 60, 31–61 years, 83% female). The intervention group (n = 30) received VIPP-FC, consisting of six sessions. During the first four sessions, a specific theme from Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Par…
Preschoolers’ problem behavior, prosocial behavior, and language ability in a Latin-American context: The roles of child executive functions and socialization environments
Caregivers’ cortisol levels and perceived stress in home-based and center-based childcare
Children's elevated cortisol levels at daycare: A review and meta-analysis
Children's wellbeing and cortisol levels in home-based and center-based childcare
Caregivers’ cortisol levels and perceived stress in home-based and center-based childcare
Threshold for noise in daycare: Noise level and noise variability are associated with child wellbeing in home-based childcare
From foundling homes to day care: A historical review of childcare in Chile
This article discusses significant changes in childcare policy and practice in Chile. We distinguish four specific periods of childcare history: child abandonment and the creation of foundling homes in the 19th century; efforts to reduce infant mortality and the creation of the health care system in the first half of the 20th century; an increasing focus on inequality and poverty and the consequences for child development in the second half of th…
Video-feedback intervention in center-based child care: A randomized controlled trial
Preschoolers’ vocabulary acquisition in Chile: The roles of socioeconomic status and quality of home environment
Preschoolers’ vocabulary acquisition sets the stage for later reading ability and school achievement. This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and the quality of the home environment of seventy-seven Chilean majority and Mapuche minority families from low and lower-middle-class backgrounds in explaining individual differences in vocabulary acquisition of their three-and-a-half-year-old children. Additionally, we investigated whe…
The effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting for Foster Care (Vipp-FC): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
NTR3899
Behavioral adjustment of Chinese adoptees: The role of pre-adoption experiences
Preschoolers’ problem behavior, prosocial behavior, and language ability in a Latin-American context: The roles of child executive functions and socialization environments
Adopted Children’s Behavioral Adjustment Over Time: Pre-Adoption Experiences and Adoptive Parenting
We tested whether adoptive parenting played a role in the association between pre-adoption experiences and children’s adaptive (responsiveness) and maladaptive (internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems, attention and sleep problems) behavioral adjustment over time. Ten-year-old girls, adopted at 13 months from institutional care ( n = 50) or foster care ( n = 42) in China to the Netherlands, participated 2 months (Time 1, N = 92), 6 mo…
Positive parenting in foster care: Testing the effectiveness of a video-feedback intervention program on foster parents’ behavior and attitudes
The current randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC) on parenting behavior and attitudes in foster parents (N = 60, 31–61 years, 83% female). The intervention group (n = 30) received VIPP-FC, consisting of six sessions. During the first four sessions, a specific theme from Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Par…
Socioeconomic status, parental beliefs, and parenting practices as predictors of preschoolers’ school readiness and executive functions in chile
Parental beliefs and parenting practices in early childhood are fundamental for the development of preschoolers’ school readiness and executive functions. This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity, maternal self-competence, parental cognitive stimulation, and maternal supportive discipline as predictors of five-year-old preschoolers’ school readiness and executive function abilities in 70 families of low-SES homes with…
Young children's cortisol levels at out-of-home child care: A meta-analysis
Extension of previous meta-analyses on children's cortisol levels at child care. • Higher mid-afternoon cortisol over the day at child care compared to home. • Higher cortisol increase over the day at child care compared to home. • Child age, country and method of collection moderated the outcomes above. • More hours at child care related to cortisol increase over the day at child care
Validating Self-Assessment Measures for Quality of Center-Based Childcare: A Meta-Analysis
Research Findings: A growing number of stakeholders in early childhood education (ECE) rely on self-assessment to assess and improve the quality of ECE. In this systematic review, we investigated the reliability and validity of self-assessment in ECE, summarizing findings from 27 publications. We meta-analytically synthesized findings from 25 publications for 1,882 groups and 79,163 children aged 0–72 months in center-based childcare. Most studie…
Content validity, aims and risks of self-assessment in centre-based childcare in the Netherlands: A mixed methods study
Self-assessment is increasingly used in childcare, which requires reflection on its goals and validity. In the current mixed-methods study, we investigated stakeholders’ views on the aims, possible risks and content validity of self-assessment in the context of centre-based childcare (ECEC and afterschool care) in the Netherlands. As part of a sequential strategy, we organised focus groups with stakeholders (Phase 1) to explore expert opinions, f…
Psychology (15 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (11 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works)