The degree of availability of environmental health standards in kindergartens from the teachers' perspective

a field study in Lattakia Governorate

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the degree of availability of environmental health standards in kindergartens from the teachers' perspectives, and to identify the impact of variables (kindergarten affiliation, kindergarten location, and number of years of operation). To achieve the study's objectives, a descriptive approach was used by applying a questionnaire to a sample of (334) kindergarten teachers in Lattakia Governorate. The study reached the following results:

- The degree of availability of environmental health standards in kindergartens, from the teachers' perspective, was average, according to the following order: (general hygiene and maintenance standards, kindergarten building location and design standards, ventilation and lighting standards, health and preventive measures standards, and health awareness and training standards).

- There was a statistically significant difference between the average scores of the study sample members' responses to the questionnaire on environmental health standards in kindergartens according to the kindergarten affiliation variable, in favor of private kindergartens.

- There was no statistically significant difference between the average scores of the study sample members' responses to the questionnaire on environmental health standards in kindergartens according to the kindergarten location variable.

- There were no statistically significant differences between the average scores of the research sample members' responses to the questionnaire on environmental health standards in kindergartens, according to the variable of the number of years the kindergarten had been operating.