Cele rozwojowe i wychowawcze w edukacji i opiece wczesnodziecięcej – perspektywa warszawskich opiekunów
Developmental and educational goals of early childhood education and care – perspective of Warsaw caregivers

Summary/Abstract: The following inquiry aims at exploring the beliefs of caregivers from the Public Crèche Network in Warsaw, the biggest network of this type in Poland, on the im-portance of fostering different developmental and educational goals in the youngest children. The participating caregivers (N = 449) completed a structured, Internet-based questionnaire on the significance of supporting the development of social, cognitive, physical, emotional and personal goals of 0–3-year-olds in early childhood settings. Also, information on practitioners’ educational background and work experience was collected to investigate whether their beliefs differed depending on these background characteristics. The results revealed no associations between the caregivers’ beliefs and their formal pre-service training (higher education diploma vs none or vocational training) or their work experience (5 years or less experience of work in early childhood settings vs over 5 years of work in the ECEC sector). The findings of the study are discussed with regard to the Polish legal context and potential practical implications.The study presented in this article was conducted with a grant from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration under grant agreement No. 613318 and from the national funds for science in the years 2014–2016 for the co-financing of international projects.

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