Op weg naar een hogere emotionele proceskwaliteit in de kinderopvang door middel van pedagogisch medewerkers

Abstract

Introduction. The emotional process quality contains the quality of interaction between the pedagogical worker and a child addressed at the childcare center. Research shows that educational attainment, work experience and professionalization have an influence on the emotional process quality. To promote and make statements about the emotional process quality, this study investigates whether educational attainment, work experience and professionalization have an effect on the emotional process quality. Methods. Data in the toddler care center (N=91 locations) in the Netherlands is collected for emotional process quality in Dutch children aged 2 to 4 years. The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) instrument is used to measure the emotional process quality. A questionnaire was conducted for the pedagogical workers to get information about educational attainment, work experience and professionalization. Results. An ANCOVA analysis showed there is no relationship between educational attainment and emotional process quality. Unlike the expectations of this study, this analysis showed that there was no relationship between the covariants work experience and professionalization and the emotional process quality. Discussion. This study shows that the influence of educational attainment, work experience and professionalization of pedagogical workers does not have a positive effect on the emotional process quality. Due to limited scientific research, additional research of factors that contribute to emotional process quality is recommended.