ABSTRACT Annually, approximately 27% of early childhood care and education professionals turnover, or leave their positions or the field, which may negatively impact quality in two ways. First, continuity is disrupted when teachers leave, severing important relationship bonds among teachers, children, and families. Second, professionals who are considering leaving may be unhappy and distracted, which may impact their capacity to care mindfully and appropriately for young children. This quantitative study examined the relationship of Early Childhood Professional Well-being (ECPW) to “risk of turnover” (perceived job dissatisfaction and consideration of leaving one’s position and/or the field) using the Early Childhood Professional Well-being Questionnaire (ECPW-Q) with a sample of 281 caregivers/teachers and administrators of child-care programs. Three factors of well-being were identified through factor analysis: Supportive Structures – environment and climate; Collegial Relationships – between/among adults; and Professional Beliefs & Values – autonomy, choices, participation in decision-making. Regression results show average ECPW predictive of risk of turnover, with Path Analysis showing specific relationships among variables. Implications for further analyses are considered along with practices and policies that decrease the risk of turnover and increase well-being to support professionals’ capacity to care optimally and appropriately in their work with young children and families.

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幼儿职业幸福感是预测托儿服务离职风险的一项素质问题

摘要每年，约有27％的幼儿保育和教育专业人员流动或离职或离开领域，这可能以两种方式对质量产生负面影响。首先，当教师离开时，连续性被破坏，切断了教师，儿童和家庭之间重要的关系纽带。其次，正在考虑离开的专业人员可能会感到不满和分心，这可能会影响他们专心照顾幼儿的能力。这项定量研究使用了《幼儿职业健康调查表》（ECPW-），研究了幼儿职业健康状况（ECPW）与“离职风险”（感知的工作不满以及考虑离职和/或离职）之间的关系。问）样本中有281个看护者/老师和儿童保育计划的管理者。通过因素分析确定了三个幸福因素：支持性结构–环境和气候；校际关系–成人之间/之间；专业信念与价值观–自治，选择，参与决策。回归结果显示平均ECPW可预测周转风险，路径分析显示变量之间的特定关系。考虑了进一步分析的意义以及降低营业额风险和增加幸福感的实践和政策，以支持专业人员在与幼儿和家庭的工作中获得最佳和适当照料的能力。价值观–自治，选择，参与决策。回归结果显示平均ECPW可预测周转风险，路径分析显示变量之间的特定关系。考虑了进一步分析的意义以及降低营业额风险和增加幸福感的实践和政策，以支持专业人员在与幼儿和家庭的工作中获得最佳和适当照料的能力。价值观–自治，选择，参与决策。回归结果显示平均ECPW可预测周转风险，路径分析显示变量之间的特定关系。考虑了进一步分析的意义，以及可以降低离职风险和增加幸福感的实践和政策，以支持专业人员在与幼儿和家庭的工作中获得最佳和适当照料的能力。