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Improving quality

Improving quality. What is quality childcare?. What is quality? ‘School-ready’ Social pedagogy Reggio Emilia approach Research Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Millenium Cohort Study Neighbourhood Nurseries Initative Evaluation NICHD (US)

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Improving quality

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  1. Improving quality

  2. What is quality childcare? • What is quality? • ‘School-ready’ • Social pedagogy • Reggio Emilia approach • Research • Effective Provision of Pre-School Education • Millenium Cohort Study • Neighbourhood Nurseries Initative Evaluation • NICHD (US) • International comparisons, eg Starting Strong

  3. What is quality childcare? (2) • Process dimensions • The characteristics of the child’s experience eg interactions with others, learning experiences, variety in stimulation, responsiveness” • Structural dimensions • Aspects of the environment that are fixed, eg accommodation, group size, adult-child ratio, training of staff, health and safety, stability of staff, management structure

  4. Raising the bar • Key quality determinant is staff qualifications • Raising pay and conditions is intrinsically linked to improving the quality of settings • EYFS merges the concepts of education and care – little justification for poorer pay and conditions • Difficult to implement pay scales in a mixed market

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