Preschool quality and child development in China

This study investigated the association between observed preschool quality (assessed by the Measure of Early Learning Environments) and children’s holistic development (measured by the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales) and explored whether area of residence moderated this association. Participants were 681 4- and 5-year-olds from 52 classrooms in Shanghai and in Guizhou province of China. Results indicated that preschool quality...