Collette Tayler|Karin Ishimine|Dan Cloney|Gordon Cleveland|Karen Thorpe
The Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care Services in Australia
University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Toronto|Queensland University of Technology
paper reports conclusions quality early childhood education care ecec services e4kids largescale longitudinal study three types ecec services two australian states little 250 preschool classrooms complete data 2010 two measures ecec quality appliedthe class selected subscales ecersr overall australian ecec averaged medium range measured components quality exception personal care routines instructional support found evidence average quality ecec e4kids study varies systematically across type service kindergartens significantly higher quality long day care centres australian ecec quality found broadly similar united states united kingdom slightly weaker terms developmental appropriateness classroom practices assessed ecersr slightly stronger united states areas classroom organisation instructional support