| 英文摘要 |
The evaluation of childcare centers is currently administered by local governments, with indicators developed and published by the Social and Family Affairs Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare as a reference framework. Following the enactment of the Child Care Services Act, future evaluation indicators will be standardized nationwide and set directly by the central government. This study examines the effectiveness of the existing evaluation indicators, offering evidence to support their future revision by the Social and Family Affairs Administration. Specifically, the study aims to (1) statistically assess the effectiveness of administrative, health, and educational/care indicators, and (2) compare pass rates across different types of childcare centers. A total of 681 evaluation reports from centers across 22 municipalities were analyzed to test the discriminative power of the indicators. Of the 35 indicators, 17 achieved a discriminative index of≥0.40, indicating excellent performance and requiring no revision; 10 scored between 0.30 and 0.39, suggesting they are strong but may need minor adjustments; and 8 fell between 0.20 and 0.29, indicating a need for substantial revision. Significant differences were also observed across provider types: public centers and public childcare homes outperformed private centers overall. |