Main areas of work of the small team: survey methodology and data management for the ERiK project.
An indicatorbased monitoring of structural quality in the German early childhood education and care system (ERiK)
The ERiK project aims to develop an indicator-based monitoring instrument that captures the situation and changes in quality within the early childhood education and care (ECEC) system - both at the national level and within individual federal states - while also taking into account the various stakeholders involved and their respective perspectives on quality. This includes:
- the (further) development of indicators and survey instruments on the structural conditions of quality in ECEC,
- the design, collection, and analysis of multi-perspective survey data,
- data management, data processing, and data provision, as well as
- the publication of analyses.
To reflect the perspectives of different stakeholders, surveys are conducted among parents and children, youth welfare offices, childcare providers, center directors and pedagogical staff in childcare centers, as well as family day care workers.
A brief overview of the ERiK project can be found in the project flyer (PDF).
Information about the project
ERiK Surveys 2024
From March to July 2024, the ERiK surveys took place for the third time. These are the largest parallel surveys to date on the subject of early childhood education in Germany.
Quality in childcare
What distinguishes good child day-care and how can it be further developed?
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