Evaluación de la calidad de atención temprana de nueve centros de desarrollo infantil del Instituto de la Niñez y la Familia INFA para niños y niñas de 0 a 5 años de edad del área urbana del cantón Cuenca, enero a junio 2009

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of that offer Early Childhood, Child Development Centers nine INFA, urban area in the canton of Cuenca, for children aged zero and five years old during the period January to June 2009.

METHODS AND MATERIALS: We used quantitative descriptive method, for which we used a previously developed form, which valued the quality of care in the Child Development Centers INFA, the scale used was about 100 points, distributed four variables: process of care, professional capacity, infrastructure and family involvement, or caregivers with a value of 25 points per variable. After the collection of information centers, data were obtained were tabulated and analyzed using SPSS system. The universe is presented as follows 88.88% do not have legal registration, 11.11% if it is held, with 75% attributed the cause of not having legal registration of ignorance, neglect and possessing a record pending recorded with a 12.5% each. 44.44% integrate children with delayed psychomotor development without disabilities, 11.11% are home to children with disabilities in the Child Development Centers. Quality of Care is 44.44% is good and regular schools is 55.55%.

KEY WORDS: Quality of early care, child development centers, Infa, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, processes of care, professional capacity, infrastructure, Family Involvement.