Abstract:
This research aimed to 1) study the states of the educational management of Child Development Center 2) study the parents expectations towards educational management of the child development center and 3) compare the state and the parents expectations towards educational management of Child Development Center classified by educational levels and 4) compare the state and the parents expectations towards the educational management of Child Development Center. The sample consisted of 384 student parents and was done using the Taro Yamane formula and Multistage Random Sampling. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire with a reliability level of .90. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test.The research results showed that:1.As a whole, the state of the educational management of Child Development Center, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province was at a high level. The staff and the administration of the Child Development Center were the highest, followed by the building, the environment and the safety of the Child Development Center. The involvement and the support of the community to the Child Development Center were the lowest. 2. As a whole, the parents expectations concerring the educational management of Child Development Center, were at a high level. The building, the environment and the safety of the Child Development Center were the highest, followed by the staff and the administration. The involvement and the support of the community to the Child Development Center were the lowest. 3. The comparison of the state and the parents expectations towords the education of the Child Development Center, classified by educational levels, revealed that the expectations of the parents, given different levels of education, as a whole, were significantly different at the .05 level. The parents who finished secondary school and diploma certificate thought that the Child Development Center was more developed. When considering each aspect individually, the staff and the administration, the building, the environment, the safety, the involvement and the support of the community to the Child Development Center were all significantly different at the .05 level. The expectations regarding educational management of the parents with different educational levels were, overall and for each aspect, significantly different at the .05 level. Parents with higher secondary school certificates had higher expectations than parents with diploma.4.The comparison between the state and the parents expectations towards the educational management of the Child Development Center showed that they were significantly different at the .05 level. Parents expectations towards the Center were higher than its real states.