Table 2 Descriptive statistics by organisation form and staff–child ratio
From: The relationship between structural factors and interaction quality in Norwegian ECEC for toddlers
ITERS-R items | Stable groups | Flexible groups | ≤ 3 | > 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
Interaction | ||||
Supervision of play and learning | 4.58 (2.26) | 3.52 (2.02) | 4.67 (2.16) | 3.84 (2.28) |
Peer interaction | 5.06 (1.65) | 4.21 (1.75 | 5.18 (1.67) | 4.41 (1.68) |
Staff–child interaction | 5.32 (1.74) | 3.90 (1.75) | 5.22 (1.82) | 4.63 (1.83) |
Discipline | 5.02 (1.59) | 3.98 (1.75 | 5.03 (1.64) | 4.40 (1.70) |
Listening and talking | ||||
Helping children understand language | 5.16 (1.48) | 4.21 (1.76) | 5.18 (1.50) | 4.59 (1.70) |
Helping children use language | 5.31 (1.68) | 3.98 (1.53) | 5.17 (1.68) | 4.71 (1.79) |
Using books | 3.44 (1.97) | 2.21 (1.66) | 3.22 (2.035) | 3.01 (1.88) |
Program structure | ||||
Schedule | 4.88 (1.56) | 3.81 (1.53) | 4.78 (1.68) | 4.39 (1.52) |
Free play | 4.00 (1.54) | 3.00 (1.21) | 3.78 (1.63) | 3.71 (1.38) |
Group play activities | 4.90 (2.17) | 4.12 (2.06) | 4.54 (2.28) | 4.91 (2.00) |