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Publication Date: 2017-Jan
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Constructing Quality Childcare: Perspectives of Quality and Their Connection to Belonging, Being and Becoming
Robinson, Christine
International Journal of Whole Schooling, v13 n1 spec iss p50-64 Jan 2017
Discourse on quality, within the context of childcare, has moved beyond the level of licensing to consider children's right to belong. Within Western Australia (WA), there has been a paradigm shift as international research literature on quality childcare has advocated the long-term benefits for individuals and the community when children experience high quality early education and care. This paradigm shift has resulted in new legislation in WA that articulates the components of quality across childcare, as well as the criteria on which centres are assessed. This paper reports the findings of an investigation into the constructs of quality from two stakeholder groups; parents and educators. Findings from this study indicated that, when it comes to quality, what matters most to both parents and educators are the types of interactions children have with others and their environment; the ways in which children's needs are met; and children's experiences for development and learning. These findings align with the themes of the nationally mandated early years' document--The Early Years Learning Framework (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR], 2009) Belonging, Being and Becoming.
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Child Care, Guidelines, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Learning Experience, Child Care Centers, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, National Standards, Social Development, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Semi Structured Interviews
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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