Availability and Use of Infrastructural Resources in Promoting Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Registered Early Childhood Development Centres

Autor/inn/en	Aina, Adebunmi Y.; Bipath, Keshni
Titel	Availability and Use of Infrastructural Resources in Promoting Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Registered Early Childhood Development Centres
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 12 (2022) 1, (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aina, Adebunmi Y.) ORCID (Bipath, Keshni)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Educational Resources; Educational Quality; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Child Care Centers; Early Childhood Education; Well Being; Child Development; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Evaluation Methods; Poverty Areas; Play; Socioeconomic Status; Equipment; Educational Benefits; Preschool Teachers; Equal Education; Barriers; Educational Facilities; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsmittel; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kindesentwicklung; Principal; Schulleiter; Spiel; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsertrag; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Bildungsstätte; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Background: Quality early childhood development (ECD) is crucial for protecting children against a multitude of socio-economic challenges such as poor living standards, lack of education, and substandard healthcare. Furthermore, research has revealed that educational resources used at ECD centres enrich the all-round well-being of young children. Despite these findings, the provision of educational resources in the ECD learning environment has received little or no attention at national and local levels. Aim: This study aimed to explore registered ECD centres to understand the available infrastructure resources and how they are used to promote quality early childhood care and education (ECCE). Setting: A sample of eight participants (four ECD centre principals and four practitioners) from four registered ECD centres were purposively selected in suburban and township areas of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Methods: An interpretative, qualitative multiple case study was used and the Woodhead quality framework for ECD centres was used as a guide for this study. Data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation and field notes. Results: The findings revealed that practitioners know how the use of learning resources improve young children's growth and development. However, the township centres have fewer infrastructure resources that promote quality ECCE because of the dire socioeconomic conditions of the parents. Conclusion: The lack of modern and age-appropriate play equipment at township registered centres indicated that the (township) practitioners are not able to use such equipment, even though they are aware of their benefits in promoting quality ECCE. Hence, quality ECCE is not equally available. The great equaliser, called ECCE, is merely a smokescreen. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01