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Early Childhood Education spaces in Porto Velho-RO
Ruth de Lima Dantas, Juracy Machado Pacífico ·
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This study is the result of research carried out as part of the Postgraduate Program in School Education, Professional Masters and Doctorate of the Federal University of Rondônia, and it aimed to analyze the spaces and environments of early childhood education municipal schools in Porto Velho/Rondônia/Brazil. The research was based on Cultural-Historical Theory, especially on Vygotsky’s postulates. The Early Childhood Environment Rating, Third Edition (ECERS-3) and Infant/Toddler Environment Rating, Third Edition (ITERS-3) scales (Harms; Cryer; Clifford, 2020) were used to evaluate the spaces and materials in the nursery and preschool classes of five municipal schools in Porto Velho/Rondônia/Brazil. The evaluation of the educational spaces revealed quality levels ranging from inadequate to minimally adequate. The results obtained with the application of the scales show that these instruments are important for supporting and guiding the implementation of improvements in Early Childhood Education schools since they assess different aspects related to the education of children aged zero to five years old. https://doi.org/10.21723/riaee.v19i00.1945302