Social developmental delays among 3 to 6 year old children in preschools in German social hotspots: results of a dynamic prospective cohort study.
Children aged 3 to 6 years
Developmental delays
Early prevention
Preschools
Prevalence
Risk factors
School-readiness
Social skills
Journal
BMC pediatrics
ISSN: 1471-2431
Titre abrégé: BMC Pediatr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967804
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 05 2020
13 05 2020
Historique:
received:
19
06
2019
accepted:
06
05
2020
entrez:
15
5
2020
pubmed:
15
5
2020
medline:
8
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Social skills are valid predictors for school readiness and subsequent school success. The federal state law for child day-care and preschools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a federal state in Germany, provides additional funds for the targeted and individualized promotion of social developmental delays for children in preschools in social hotspots. The law grants additional funds to eligible preschools, provided that each child's development is documented with a standardized, objective and valid screening instrument. To monitor the development and to detect social developmental delays, the preschools involved use the "Dortmund Developmental Screening for Preschools" (DESK 3-6). For the prevalence and risk factors, data of 5595 children aged 3 to 6 years from these preschools were analyzed. 9.6% of the children show reasonable findings in their social development; for a further 6.1% the results were inconclusive. Sex, presence of chronic diseases or disabilities and reasonable findings in the domains motor development and language and cognition were risk factors in terms of social development across all age groups. The federal state law is a good example for the implementation of a standardized monitoring of the development of children. With the help of this screening instrument, prevention activities to reduce the prevalence of developmental delays can be conducted in early childhood. Early preventive activities should take into account the reported risk factors for the social development. German Clinical Trials Register, ID: DRKS00015134, Registered on 29 October 2018, retrospectively registered.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Social skills are valid predictors for school readiness and subsequent school success. The federal state law for child day-care and preschools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a federal state in Germany, provides additional funds for the targeted and individualized promotion of social developmental delays for children in preschools in social hotspots. The law grants additional funds to eligible preschools, provided that each child's development is documented with a standardized, objective and valid screening instrument.
METHODS
To monitor the development and to detect social developmental delays, the preschools involved use the "Dortmund Developmental Screening for Preschools" (DESK 3-6). For the prevalence and risk factors, data of 5595 children aged 3 to 6 years from these preschools were analyzed.
RESULTS
9.6% of the children show reasonable findings in their social development; for a further 6.1% the results were inconclusive. Sex, presence of chronic diseases or disabilities and reasonable findings in the domains motor development and language and cognition were risk factors in terms of social development across all age groups.
CONCLUSIONS
The federal state law is a good example for the implementation of a standardized monitoring of the development of children. With the help of this screening instrument, prevention activities to reduce the prevalence of developmental delays can be conducted in early childhood. Early preventive activities should take into account the reported risk factors for the social development.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
German Clinical Trials Register, ID: DRKS00015134, Registered on 29 October 2018, retrospectively registered.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32404078
doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02128-3
pii: 10.1186/s12887-020-02128-3
pmc: PMC7222296
doi:
Banques de données
DRKS
['DRKS00015134']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
216Subventions
Organisme : Ministry of Social Affairs, Integration and Gender Equalitiy Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania
ID : IX220a
Pays : International
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