The Queen Rania Foundation (QRF) Early Childhood Development (ECD) Survey is a nationally representative survey providing a bird’s-eye view of the current ECD landscape in Jordan. This report draws from the study’s surveys of nursery administrators and caregivers to describe the nature of early childhood care and education (ECCE) offered by registered nurseries in Jordan. The following are some of the main findings of the survey:
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Nursery conditions varied widely by provider type. Private nurseries tended to be the best resourced,whereas nurseries run through workplaces (&ldquo;work-based&rdquo;),community-based organizations (&ldquo;CBO-based&rdquo;) and by teachers in Ministry of Education schools (&ldquo;MoEbased&rdquo;) had fewer resources.</li>
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The majority of nursery administrators reported having basic furnishing,hygiene and infrastructure resources available,although fewer than half reported having smoke detectors,and nearly half of work-based and MoE-based caregivers&rsquo; reported their outdoor facilities were unsuitable.</li>
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Not all nursery classrooms provided materials that encourage learning and play. Although more than 9 in 1 nurseries had televisions,only 4 in 1 MoE-based and 5 in 1 work-based nurseries had books. Fewer than a third of nursery administrators reported using a formal curriculum.</li>
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