Factors Affecting Administrative Success according to the Strategies of Quality Development and Standards for Early Childhood Development Services at the Pre-school Child Development Centers in the Eastern Bangkok Area, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Abstract

This research aims to study: 1) The administrative factors at the Pre-school Child Development Centers in the Eastern Bangkok Area, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, that affected the quality development and standards for early childhood development services, and 2) The problems and obstacles in administration according to the strategies of quality development and standards for early childhood development services at the Pre-school Child Development Centers in the Eastern Bangkok Area, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. The participants in the study were executives and personnel of the Pre-school Child Development Centers in the Eastern Bangkok Area, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, a total of 280 in numbers. The study used a quantitative method, which utilized the questionnaires to collect the data. The data proved the content validity and was verified the value of Cronbach’s alpha reliability test of 0.983. The statistics used in this case were descriptive statistics analysis: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and including assumption by Multiple Regression Analysis.

          The results of research found that:

1) The administrative factors at the Pre-School Child Development Centers in the Eastern Bangkok Area, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have statistically significant influence at the level of .05 on the quality development and standards for early childhood development services and the positive directions were the skills, style, strategy and staff, respectively.

          2) For the problems and obstacles in administration according to the strategies of quality development and standards for early childhood development services at the Pre-School Child Development Centers in the Eastern Bangkok Area, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, each district office adopted different policies and plans resulting in a different direction. There is still the need to upgrade the information system. The classroom management still needs the close supervision from the experts in the field of early childhood education.