ERiK-Methodological Report III

1 Preface 2 Introduction 3 Target Populations 3.1 Target Population of Directors of Day-Care Centres 3.2 Target Population of Pedagogical Staff in Day-Care Centres 3.3 Target Population of Family Day-Care Workers 3.4 Target Population of Youth Welfare Offices 3.5 Target Population of Providers of Childcare 3.6 Target Population of Children in Day-Care 4 Sampling Frames 4.1 Sampling Frame of Directors of and Pedagogical Staff in Day-Care Centres 4.2 Sampling Frame of Family Day-Care Workers 4.3 Sampling Frame of Youth Welfare Offices 4.4 Sampling Frame of Providers of Childcare 4.5 Sampling Frame of Children in Day-Care 5 Sampling Designs 5.1 Sampling Design for Directors of and Pedagogical Staff in Day-Care Centres 5.2 Sampling Design for Youth Welfare Offices and Family Day-Care Workers 5.3 Sampling Design for Providers of Childcare 5.4 Sampling Design for Children in Day-Care 6 Contacting and Survey Designs 6.1 Contacting of Directors of and Pedagogical Staff in Day-Care Centres 6.2 Contacting of Youth Offices and Family Day-Care Workers 6.3 Contacting of Providers of Childcare 6.4 Contacting of Children in Day-Care 7 ERiK Parent Survey 8 Survey Instruments 8.1 Pretest for Children 8.2 Questionnaire Revisions Summary Bibliography List of Figures List of Tables A Appendix

The German Youth Institute in Munich was founded in 1963 and is one of the largest social science research institutes in Europe. Its staff members have been researching the living conditions of children, young people, and families for 60 years. They advise policy-makers and provide important impulses for practitioners. The authors of this report are Diana D. Schacht, Jakob J. Gilg, Benjamin Gedon, Martin Brusis, Janette Buchmann, Doris Drexl, Tony Hoang, Alexandra Jähnert, Susanne Kuger, Magdalena Molina Ramirez, Michael Müller, Melina Preuß, Susanne Rahmann, Lisa Ulrich, and Felix Wenger.