ICKE - International Corona Daycare Center Survey (SUF edition)

Full edition for scientific use. The SARS-CoV2 pandemic affected kindergarten and crèche system thus also the families of kindergarten and crèche children for over a year. The ICKE project (International Corona Daycare Survey) is an international cooperation project between the Clinic for Paediatrics with a focus on Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine Berlin and the International Centre for Professionalisation of Elementary Education (PEP) of the University of Graz with locations in Graz and Berlin. In this study, the prevalence and impact of Covid 19 infections in daycare centers, nurseries, and kindergartens in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in the second wave (August 2020 to January 2021) were investigated within the framework of two quantitative online surveys addressed to families (N=16756) and daycare center managers or directors (N=3619) of kindergartens or nurseries. The interviews took place from the end of January to March 2021

GrazIAS – Graz Scale of Interaction Quality in ECEC – Determining and enhancing high quality in early childhood education and care. Measuring tool for the quality of interaction in daycare centers (SUF Edition)

Full edition for scientific use. At the Department for Early Childhood Education of the University of Graz a standardized instrument for assessing the quality of interaction between educational professionals and children in crèches and kindergartens has been developed on the basis of the latest scientific findings. With the help of the Graz Scale of Interaction Quality for children in the first six years (GrazIAS 0-6), the performance of interactions between each individual professional and the children can be measured. The content of the instrument has been validated by experts from science and practice (Walter-Laager et al., 2020). In the GrazIAS, aspects of age-appropriate interaction quality that promotes development are described in detail. These form the basis for good teaching and learning processes and the well-being of the children. These aspects are evaluated by means of non-participant observations by trained assessors on the basis of defined indicators. The data on interaction quality is collected centrally. The resulting dataset is continuously expanded with each new study. The dataset is composed of various studies since 2020 and includes data from kindergartens, crèches and daycare centers from different countries. With the regular use of the survey instrument the dataset is continuously being expanded with further studies