Implementation and quality of an early childhood education program for newly arrived refugee children in Germany: an observational study

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Table 4 Structural quality according to the “Bridging Project Evaluation Scale”

BREVIS dimension	Inadequate (%)	Acceptable (%)	Very good (%)	M	95% CI	Rank
Premises				1.43	[1.32, 1.55]
Lighting	0	7.50	92.50	1.93	[1.84, 2.01]	1
Indoor climate	4.88	19.51	75.61	1.71	[1.53, 1.88]	4
Cleanliness	2.44	36.59	60.98	1.59	[1.41, 1.76]	9.5
Cond. of indoor area^a	0	48.78	51.22	1.51	[1.35, 1.67]	13
Cond. of outdoor area	10.00	37.50	52.50	1.43	[1.21, 1.64]	15
Space for children	12.20	43.90	43.90	1.32	[1.10, 1.53]	18
Cond. of sanitary facilities	25.64	38.46	35.90	1.10	[0.85, 1.36]	22
Relaxation area	37.50	35.00	27.50	0.90	[0.64, 1.16]	24
Equipment				1.54	[1.43, 1.65]
Interior equipment	2.44	31.71	65.85	1.63	[1.47, 1.80]	7.5
Child-friendly furniture	12.20	19.51	68.29	1.56	[1.34, 1.79]	11.5
Cond. of furniture^a	0	43.90	56.10	1.56	[1.40, 1.72]	11.5
Safety of furniture	0	60.98	39.02	1.39	[1.23, 1.55]	17
Structuring of a session				1.36	[1.17, 1.55]
Beginning session	7.69	38.46	53.85	1.46	[1.20, 1.72]	14
Structure of daily routine	10.26	38.46	51.28	1.41	[1.19, 1.63]	16
Ending session	19.23	30.77	50.00	1.31	[0.99, 1.63]	19
Routine/rituals/rules	18.42	39.47	42.11	1.24	[0.99, 1.48]	20
Team coherence				1.71	[1.55, 1.88]
Atmosphere within team	0	16.65	82.35	1.82	[1.69, 1.96]	3
Cooperation of staff	2.86	28.57	68.57	1.66	[1.47, 1.84]	6
Educational materials				1.48	[1.36, 1.61]
Toys	0.00	17.07	82.93	1.83	[1.71, 1.95]	2
Language support	7.32	19.51	73.17	1.66	[1.46, 1.85]	5
Artistic activities	2.44	31.71	65.85	1.63	[1.47, 1.80]	7.5
Fine motor skills	4.89	31.71	63.42	1.59	[1.40, 1.77]	9.5
Quantitative reasoning	12.20	60.98	26.83	1.15	[0.95, 1.34]	21
Language facilitation^b	25.64	46.15	28.21	1.03	[0.79, 1.27]	23

This table represents the list of indicators for the BREVIS observation tool generated in study phase 1. Relative proportions of categorical quality evaluations (N = 41); descending ranks, arithmetic means (M) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are based on sum scores per indicator (inadequate = 0, acceptable = 1, very good = 2); average sum scores and 95% CIs are additionally provided for each dimension
^aCond., conditions
^bMaterials for bridging communication (e.g., through pictograms/symbols/pictures)