A DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY INDICATORS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER UNDER THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

             This research aims to: This research aims to: 1) develop a quality indicators of early childhood centers under the local administrative organizations, 2) evaluate the consistency of the quality assessment model of the early childhood centers under the local administrative organizations with empirical data, 3) develop a quality development approach for the early childhood centers under the local administrative organizations. The researcher uses a hybrid approach by dividing research implementation into two phases. The first phase was the development and validation of the model for measuring the quality of the child development centers in local administration offices with interviewing 7 eligible interviewees and rechecking the compatibility of the qualitative indication model applied for representative subjects from 358 early childhood centers under the local administrative organizations. In phase 2, the development of quality guidelines for the early childhood centers under the local administrative organizations was carried out by MACR technique experts.

               The findings were discovered as follows: 1) In developing the quality indicators for early childhood centers under the  local administrative organizations according to the appropriate criteria, the mean  calculated for the quality indication model for the early childhood centers under the  local administrative organizations is equal to or greater  and the distribution coefficient is equal , 2) The developed quality indication model for the early childhood centers under the  local administrative organizations is consistent with empirical data. The statistical significance. The Comparative Fit Index. Each of main components, sub-components, and indicators has a factor score above the criteria and 3) about guidelines for quality development of early childhood centers under the local administrative organizations in three (3) components are composed of the indicators and methods as follows: 1)   The results of early childhood education management.   2) Curriculum and learning process to promote child development. 3) The management of the early childhood center. The early childhood center as a learning resource for the community; The early childhood center provision of comprehensive and up-to-date information system. The early childhood center identification of a ratio of the number of students to the classroom based on the availability of resources.