School Age Care Environment SITUATION AT NON-PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS in Tehran in 2018

Introduction and Purpose :

Children are affected by the physical and social environment, so it is necessary to pay attention to educational spaces and it is necessary to evaluate the school environment in order to support children. Due to the gaps in the evaluation of the school environment, this study evaluates the care environment of non-governmental primary schools in Tehran based on a comprehensive tool. Research method In the present descriptive-survey study, evaluation of 65 schools from the community of 530 non-governmental primary schools in Tehran, which as multistage clusters were selected using the School Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) tool, with a score of 5 was Performed as a cutting line. tatistical analysis was performed by SPSS.23 software using one-sample t-method and cumulative percentage analysis. Findings Findings of this study showed that schools in space and equipment indices health and safety, activities, program structure with significant differences They were lower than the average of the criterion (mean 5) and did not have a favorable condition. In the interaction indices and employee promotion with a significant difference above the standard mean. Indices related to children with special needs did not differ significantly from the required standard and were in good condition. Conclusion and discussion Lack of awareness of education authorities and parents about the importance of early childhood, lack of awareness and attention to the school care environment, lack of comprehensive tools for assessing and inadequate monitoring of schools and economic factors can be possible causes of non-standard school care environment.