3 = satisfactory). Descriptive statistics indicated poor/unsatisfactory quality levels for the majority of items and the full subscale. The “respect children’s play” item was the exception, with scores in the satisfactory range. Differences in quality between ECEs and HCPs were examined with Mann-Withney U tests for individual item and two-sample t-tests for the subscale score. ECEs were found to offer higher quality on the item "respect children's play" at 24 (U = 370, Z = -2.46, p = 0.01) and 36 (U = 365, Z = -2.17, p = 0.03) months, as well as on the item "modify the setting and material" at 24 (U = 205, Z = -4.44, p = 0.00) and 36 (U = 347, Z = -2.34, p = 0.20) months. ECEs were found to offer higher quality on the mean subscale "value of play" score at 18 (t(70)=2.08, p =0.41), 24 (t(70)=2.55, p =0.01) and 36 (t(70)=2.84, p =0.01) months. This study revealed unsatisfactory quality scores regarding the "value of play". While adults respected children's play, the poor quality scores on all other items suggested that their interventions might not adequately sustain children's development and learning during play. Hypothesis are formulate regarding why it might be even more pronounced for HCP. Discussion stresses the need for more research on adults’ practices regarding children’s play in educational contexts. Content is hosted by All Academic Inc, a leading provider of online hosting and software solutions for academic conferences supporting submission, peer review, scheduling, invitaions, volunteers, scheduling, web-based programs, advanced bulk email, custom workflows, and more for conferences of scholarly societies since 1999." />
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Poster #200 - Respecting play, but not sustaining it? The “value of play” quality in center-based and home-based childcares

Sat, March 21, 8:30 to 9:45am, Penn CC, Floor: 200 Level, Exhibit Hall A

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