Evaluating structural and process qualities of infant and toddlers rooms in Hong Kong

Tik Sze Carrey SIU, Melissa P. CALDWELL, Sum Kwing CHEUNG, Wai Ling CHAN

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Abstract

In recent years, the Hong Kong SAR Government is committed to enhancing early childhood care and education (ECCE) provision for local children aged 0 to 2. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of empirical evidence on the quality of ECCE provision for infants and toddlers in centre-based settings in Hong Kong; its impact on child outcomes also remains understudied. In the present study, we examined the structural and process qualities of ECCE settings for infants and toddlers in Hong Kong, and determined whether the qualities of ECCE provision were associated with young children’s language-communicative development. Two trained researchers visited 8 childcare centres in Hong Kong and used the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale to assess the qualities of the centre provisions. We also administered the Chinese Communicative Development Inventory to capture the young children’s language-communicative skills. Our results dovetail international findings that process quality is a more important factor affecting child developmental outcome, thus calling for staff training and measures supporting an environment conducive to quality practitioner-child interaction. Copyright © 2021 HKERA-APERA International Conference.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021
EventHKERA-APERA International Conference 2021 = 2021香港教育研究學會暨亞太教育研究學會國際會議 - , Hong Kong
Duration: 09 Dec 202111 Dec 2021
https://www.hkera-apera2021.com/en/about.asp#BLK1

Conference

ConferenceHKERA-APERA International Conference 2021 = 2021香港教育研究學會暨亞太教育研究學會國際會議
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
Period09/12/2111/12/21
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Citation

Siu, T.-S. C., Caldwell, M. P., Cheung, S. K., & Chan, W. L. (2021, December). Evaluating structural and process qualities of infant and toddlers rooms in Hong Kong. Paper presented at The HKERA-APERA International Conference 2021, Hong Kong, China.

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