Survey, Quality Assessment and Analysis of Trends in Research on Scandinavian Daycare Facilities for 0-6 Year-Olds in 2014

The Danish National Centre for Social Research has surveyed research on daycare facilities for 0-6 year-olds in Scandinavia in 2014 and subsequently assessed the quality of the studies. The objective is to make relevant research more accessible to political decision-makers, researchers and practitioners, such as pedagogical consultants, managers at daycare facilities and teachers in pedagogical education programmes.
In 2014, 132 studies of institution facilities for 0-6 year-olds were registered. The scope of the relevant studies in the 2014 survey is much greater than in previous years. The sharp rise is an indication that the increasing focus on daycare and learning at preschool is also reflected in the number of research studies.
The majority of the studies (75%) focus on conditions for personnel, while slightly fewer (57%) focus on conditions for children at daycare facilities. Only very few studies (5%) focus on conditions for the parents.
Of the 132 studies, 94 are assessed as having good research quality, and have been included in the research database: Nordic Base of Early Childhood Education and Care.
The research survey was prepared by the Danish Evaluation Institute with financial support from the Danish Evaluation Institute, the Swedish National Agency for Education and the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.