Peer-reviewed article
Development of health early childhood development centers according to the standards of the national early childhood development center
Rungchatchadaporn Vehachart, Phatsarabet Wetwiriyasakun ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This qualitative study looked at nine early childhood development centers that met the National Standard for Early Childhood Development (NSECD). It aimed to draw lessons from how they put the standard into practice and to build an implementation model. Data came from documents, group discussions, interviews and observation forms collected from June to November 2021. The study describes six components of how the centers ran the standard and proposes a model with principles, purposes, components, implementation steps, success conditions and suggestions at four levels. The abstract is cut off, so the full set of suggestions is not available.
Key points
- Nine ECD centers that passed the NSECD criteria, covering 6 working units, took part.
- Data were collected from June to November 2021 using documentary analysis, group discussion, interviews and institutional observation forms.
- Centers applied six components, including a holistic approach to early childhood management, strengthening early childhood development with families, and learning through play.
- The NSECD implementing model has principles, purposes, components, implementation and conditions for success.
- Suggestions include placing ECD as a national agenda at the authoritative level and collaboration among units at the policy director level.
Limitations
The abstract does not name the country, and the text is truncated, so the full recommendations are missing. It is a small qualitative study of centers that already passed the standard, so it cannot show effects on children or how other centers would fare.
Abstract
This research aims 1) to draw lessons learned from implementing under the National Standard for Early Childhood Development (NSECD) passing the standard criteria 2) to develop the NSECD implementing model and 3) to suggest Early Childhood Development (ECD) using qualitative research with teachers and administrators of 9 ECD Centers passing criteria covered 6 working units. The content analysis of data collection administered from June to November 2021 were documentary analysis, group discussion, interview and institutional observation forms. The findings were:1) ECD Centers administrated the NSECD with 6 components of ECD:1.1) holistic approach of Early Childhood(EC) management, service and development.1.2) developing and strengthening EC with family 1.3)systematic and mechanic early childhood learning through playing development 1.4) ECD systematic management and procedural practice associated with the NSECD 1.5) work practice revision and reflection with research procedure raising EC quality and disseminate knowledge and 1.6) management focusing on making EC become global good citizen 2) the NSECD implementing model consists of principles, purposes, components, implementation, successful conditions of the NSECD implementing and four-level-suggestions: 2.1) the authoritative working unit level should place ECD as national agenda 2.2) the policy director level should collaborate with concerned working unit to enhance ECD associated with the NSECD