Assessing the quality of Portuguese child care programs for toddlers |
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| Authors: | Sílvia Barros Cecília Aguiar |
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| Institution: | 1. Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico do Porto; University of Porto, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Porto, Portugal;2. UIPCDE, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to describe the quality of toddler child care classrooms in the district of Porto, in the north of Portugal. One hundred and sixty classrooms for children between 1 and 3 years of age participated in this study. Results suggested the existence of poor average quality and absence of good-quality classrooms. Child–adult ratio was a statistically significant predictor of overall child care quality (with lower ratios associated with higher quality). The results of this study provide information on the applicability of ITERS-R to a new cultural and linguistic context, suggesting the need to enhance the quality of Portuguese programs serving toddlers. |
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| Keywords: | Quality Toddler child care ITERS-R Portugal |
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