Quality of Toddler Childcare -- Can It Be Assessed with Questionnaires?
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| Title: | Quality of Toddler Childcare -- Can It Be Assessed with Questionnaires? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Linberg, Anja (ORCID |
| Source: | Early Child Development and Care. 2019 189(8):1369-1383. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Preschool Education |
| Descriptors: | Toddlers, Child Care, Evaluation Methods, Questionnaires, Educational Quality, Child Care Centers, Child Development, Foreign Countries, Infants, Activities, Teacher Student Ratio, Educational Environment, Age Differences, Teacher Characteristics, Competence |
| Geographic Terms: | Germany |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004430.2017.1380636 |
| ISSN: | 0300-4430 |
| Abstract: | Although observational instruments are considered to be the gold standard for measuring toddler childcare quality, large-scale studies often have to rely on interviews or questionnaires. However, it remains unclear whether such reports can serve as reliable indicators for childcare quality. The present study used the ITERS and FCCERS to examine how far staff-reported and observed quality coincide in 65 centre-based and 47 family-based childcare facilities; moreover, data on 414 two-year-olds were taken from the German National Educational Panel Study to determine whether reported childcare quality predicts children's developmental status at the age of two years. Results indicated that up to 43% of the variance in toddler childcare quality could be explained by staff-reported quality via questionnaires. But with cross-sectional analysis, children's developmental status could not be explained sufficiently by reported quality. Results and implications for future research are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1217111 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Although observational instruments are considered to be the gold standard for measuring toddler childcare quality, large-scale studies often have to rely on interviews or questionnaires. However, it remains unclear whether such reports can serve as reliable indicators for childcare quality. The present study used the ITERS and FCCERS to examine how far staff-reported and observed quality coincide in 65 centre-based and 47 family-based childcare facilities; moreover, data on 414 two-year-olds were taken from the German National Educational Panel Study to determine whether reported childcare quality predicts children's developmental status at the age of two years. Results indicated that up to 43% of the variance in toddler childcare quality could be explained by staff-reported quality via questionnaires. But with cross-sectional analysis, children's developmental status could not be explained sufficiently by reported quality. Results and implications for future research are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0300-4430 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004430.2017.1380636 |
