This result is similar to Noddings´theory of natural caring based on women’s experience and leading to assistants caring in preschools as extension mothering involving to be able to listen to children, show respect to different individuals and being able to create an environment that is full of opportunities for children to constantly learn (Noddings, 1992).
Þetta er í samræmi við kenningu Noddings sem segir að umhyggjusamur kennari sé sá sem hlustar, ber virðingu fyrir ólíkum einstaklingum og býður upp á fjölbreyttar námsleiðir í daglegu starfi með börnum (Noddings, 1992).