Today, nations throughout the world lack detailed information about
the arrangements families make for the care or education of their
pre-school aged children. The present volume addresses this problem
by presenting information from Phase 1 of the IEA Preprimary
Project, which conducted household surveys with representative
samples of families with 4-year-olds in the following 11 countries:
Belgium, the People's Republic of China, Finland, Germany, Hong
Kong, Italy, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, and the United
States. Using a jointly-developed 50-minute parent/guardian
interview, researchers in each country collected information about
what settings families choose for the care/education of their
4-year-old children, why families choose these particular settings,
and what problems they encounter with the settings. Families were
also asked how many out-of-home settings their child typically
attends each week and how long the child spends in these settings.
In addition, interviewers gathered data about the family background
(e.g. parental education and occupation) and asked parents to
describe their child's routine for a typical 24-hour period.
This volume of findings from the IEA Preprimary Project will be
useful to early childhood professionals and researchers as well as
to policymakers concerned with family and educational issues. One
chapter presents information about group settings in various
nations, including thier sponsorship, the auxiliary services they
offer and the extent of home-setting communication. Since the study
is cross-national, it is possible to examine each nation's findings
within a broader context and thus perhaps see new options for
program planning andoperation.
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