Childcare in the pre-school years

Roberts, Ffrangcon; Mathers, Sandra; Joshi, Heather; Sylva, Κathy; Jones, Elizabeth

doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qgrfx.16

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“…In line with previous research (Sylva et al, 1999b;Roberts et al, 2010;Brind et al, 2014;Ofsted, 2015), quality was found to vary by type of setting, with nursery classes/schools and children's centres tending to have higher process quality than the private and voluntary settings, which made up the majority of ECEC provision.…”

Section: Factors Associated With Process Qualitysupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Two broad dimensions of quality have been identified that facilitate children's development and learning: structural quality (Early et al, 2007)-which includes adult-child ratios, staff qualifications, group size, and the characteristics of the physical space-and process quality (Slot et al, 2015)-which includes the quality of the curriculum, pedagogical practices and the quality of children's experiences that support development. Frequently there are relationships between structural characteristics and process quality; for example the Effective Provision of Preschool Education (EPPE) study found that process quality was associated with the qualification level of ECEC staff (Sylva et al, 1999a;Melhuish et al, 2006) and the quality of early years provision has also been shown to be associated with managers' qualification level (Mathers et al, 2007;Roberts et al, 2010;Karemaker et al, 2011). In light of these findings, there has been support to improve the qualification level of ECEC staff in England, and there is evidence that it has indeed risen (Brind et al, 2014;Simon et al, 2016).…”

Section: Two Domains Of Ecec Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This increase in qualifications may be related to improvements in quality ratings of preschool provision over time (Ofsted, 2015). Another structural characteristic that has been associated with better quality provision is higher staff to child ratios (Mathers et al, 2007;Roberts et al, 2010). For example, higher staff to child ratios have been associated with a higher quality of staff/child interactions in preschool settings (Karemaker et al, 2011).…”

Section: Two Domains Of Ecec Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, higher staff to child ratios have been associated with a higher quality of staff/child interactions in preschool settings (Karemaker et al, 2011). There is also evidence that type of setting may be associated with the quality of provision, for example two UK studies (Sylva et al, 1999b;Roberts et al, 2010) found higher quality in statemaintained settings.…”

Section: Two Domains Of Ecec Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Structural Factors and Policy Change as Related to the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care for 3–4 Year Olds in the UK

Melhuish

Gardiner

2019

Front. Educ.

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In many developed countries it is now the norm for preschool children to spend time outside the home in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Research indicates that attending ECEC can promote longer-term positive life outcomes, which is more likely when the ECEC is of higher quality. In a UK study of 600 ECEC group settings for 3-4 year olds, staff qualifications were predictive of quality at private (for profit) settings. For voluntary (not for profit) settings, which were more homogenous in staff qualifications, having a staff training plan and a better staff to child ratio were found to be significant predictors of quality. However, state funded nursery classes/schools, which tend to have less favorable staff to child ratios than private and voluntary settings, also tended to have higher process quality ratings, where the presence of more highly qualified staff apparently allowed quality to be maintained with a larger number of children per staff member. A comparison of equivalent quality data from separate UK studies, conducted before and after a period of substantial policy change in relation to ECEC quality, indicated that policy change may have powerful effects in improving ECEC quality with implications for long-term child, and potentially adult, well-being.Keywords: early childhood education and care (ECEC), preschool, policy change, early years educational policy, early years and leadership Frontiers in Education | www.frontiersin.org

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Section: Factors Associated With Process Qualitysupporting

confidence: 87%

Section: Two Domains Of Ecec Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Two Domains Of Ecec Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Two Domains Of Ecec Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Structural Factors and Policy Change as Related to the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care for 3–4 Year Olds in the UK

Melhuish

Gardiner

2019

Front. Educ.

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“…Recent findings from the Millennium Cohort Study confirm the trend for large families to be less likely to use any form of early years provision (Roberts et al 2010). Despite concern about low levels of uptake of early education and childcare among large families having been raised previously (Dickens et al 2005), our data suggest these problems persist.…”

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confidence: 47%