The network professional learning community approach: an effective model for individual and group learning

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Table 1. Attributes of the four participating ECE settings.

ECE setting	Service type	Licensed hours of operation (Mon to Fri)	Licensed number of children	Licensed age range of children	Number in teaching team
Kindergarten A	Kindergarten	8:30 am to 2:30 pm	40	2–5 years	5
Kindergarten B	Kindergarten	8:30 am to 2:30 pm	40	2–5 years	5
Early learning A	Early learning centre	7:30 am to 6 pm	60 (separated into two age groups)	0–5 years	16
Early learning B	Early learning centre	7:30 am to 5:30 pm	47 (separated into three age groups)	0–5 years	10

Table 2. Participation in PLC over time.

ECE setting	Number of PLC participant teachers at start of PLC	Number of PLC participant teachers at end of PLC
Kindergarten A	3	3
Kindergarten B	2	1
Centre A	3	1
Centre B	2	2
Total PLC participants	10	7

Figure 1. Relationships between participants and contexts in the network PLC.