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| Early childhood education：aspirations and participation of married women born in 1980s in Shanghai |
| CHE Yan，DING Yan，ZHANG Yuzhi |
| 1. Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research，Shanghai 200032，China；2. Shanghai Municipal Population and Family Planning Commission，Shanghai 200003，China |
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Abstract Objective To explore the aspirations and participation of married women born in 1980s on early childhood（0 - 3 years old）education in Shanghai. Methods Cluster randomization method was adopted to identify eligible women born in 1980s at 6 out of 17 districts/counties in Shanghai. Trained staff interviewed participants by using structured questionnaire. Results The findings of the study suggest that the proportions of women who regarded early childhood education as very important and important were 41.4% and 48.6% respectively out of a total of 5 009 eligible female respondents while only slightly less than half（47.4%）of the female respondents’children participated in the activities of early childhood education. Respondents’aspiration on the importance of early childhood education was related to their educational level，place of citizenship，number of children and whether receiving promotion materials or not. These factors as well as their age and aspirations affected their children’s participation in early childhood education. The majority of respondents desired that the community provides playing fields or educational materials，indicating a low trust of the quality of early childhood education at community level. Conclusion The majority of women born in 1980s desired early childhood education. Nevertheless, their participation in early childhood educational activities was low. Moreover，the present provision of educational services at community level was far below their expectation. These results indicate that there is a need for the government to develop well designed early childhood education program and to encourage more professionals to provide quality early childhood education services.
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2013, Vol. 1 
