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Ratios for four and five year olds: What does the research say? What else is important?

Publication
Martha Friendly, Carolyn Ferns and Nina Prabhu
June 2009
4pp

 

Research and expert perspectives agree that one of the key elements that determines the quality of an early childhood education and care program is the number of adults to children - the ratio. However, it is also clear that the adult: child ratio is not the sole quality-determining element. Other important elements, especially training and qualifications, interact with ratio to form the structural and pedagogical base for quality in an ECEC program.

Publication: 
BRIEFing NOTES
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Effective pre-school and primary education 3-11 project (EPPE 3-11): Influences on children’s cognitive and social development in year 6

Publication Date: 
Friday, August 1, 2008
Author: 
Sammons, P., Sylva, K., Melhuish, E., Siraj-Blatchford, I., Taggart, B., Hunt, S., & Jelicic, H.
Online Document Type: 
Research, policy & practice
Source: 
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), Government of the United Kingdom