Measuring the quality of early childhood education: Associations with children's development from a national study with the IMCEIC tool in Colombia.
Child Dev
; 93(1): 254-268, 2022 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34463360
ABSTRACT
National-level monitoring of quality of early childhood education (ECE) is key to achieving inclusive and equitable education. Most countries report structural quality while process characteristics are rarely observed at the national level. This study examined the associations between ECE and children's development in a middle-income country using data from a nationally representative sample of public centers serving Colombian children (N = 3163; M = 4.3 years, 50% girls; 42% Mestizo, 16% White, 15% Afro-Colombian, 4% Indigenous, 23% not reported). Descriptive findings evidenced low to moderate quality. Multilevel models showed several positive associations between structural and process quality and child outcomes. Results have implications for the existing literature and highlight the feasibility of quality monitoring in low- and middle-income countries.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Development
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Income
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Colombia
Language:
En
Journal:
Child Dev
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
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