Abstract:
The objective of this study is to investigate the best practices of parental involvement
at the childcare centres (TASKA & TADIKA) in Malaysia. The study was conducted with a mix method approach; quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interview).
There were nine research questions constructed to fulfil the objective of this study. A
convenient sampling was used to gather the data. Sampling were from two states,
Penang and Kedah and comprised 89 childcare providers/teachers/childcare officers
from government and private childcare centres and kindergarten and 169 parents from
these centres participated.Parents and teachers responded to questionnaires while
principals/managers were interviewed.Based on the quantitative data, teachers
reported high parental involvement at their centres. Parents’ perception towards their
children’s childcare providers/teachers/principal/managers’ abilities to manage children at the centres are high and similarly teachers too believed they are good at managing their children. However, parents rated themselves themselves asonly average in thier ability to
parents.
