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Scale
1. inadequate
3. minimal
(adequate)
5. good
7. excellent
Comparison of pre-school environments by type of provision
Turning to the differences in the environment according to type of provision. Figure 5.2 shows
that the three types of provision managed by the LEA had significantly higher scores for total
ECERS-R when compared to other types of provision. The trends in the ECERS-R total scores
are fairly consistent throughout the sub-scale scores. Of the six pre-school types, playgroups had
the lowest mean sub-scale score for all 7 sub-scales; private day nurseries had the second
lowest mean sub-scale scores for all sub-scales except language and reasoning in which they
were rated slightly higher than local authority day nurseries. Nursery classes, nursery schools
and combined centres were rated consistently high on all the sub-scales. The results show that,
for ECERS-R, the Local Education Authority (LEA) provision generally scored highest followed
by local authority day care, then private day nurseries, and finally playgroups. In the box and
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