Education of staff in preschool aged classrooms in child care centers and child outcomes: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Staff education is considered key to quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs. However, findings about associations between staff education and children's outcomes have been inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of associations between ECEC staff education and child outcomes. Searches of Medline, PsycINFO, and ERIC, websites of large datasets and reference sections of all retrieved articles were conducted. Eligible studies provided a statistical link between staff education and child outcomes for preschool-aged children in ECEC programs. Titles, abstracts and paper reviews as well as all data extraction were conducted by two independent raters. Of the 823 studies reviewed for eligibility, 39 met our inclusion criteria. Research in this area i

SUBMITTER: Falenchuk O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5576714 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature