Table 5.

Challenges of preschool education for preschool teachers during Covid-19 pandemic (n = 25)

Theme	Category	Code	Quotations
Challenges of Preschool education for Preschool Teachers	Of environment and situation origin	Failure to reach students (n = 25)	“We can’t reach all students during this period, so some of them lag behind.” Dilara
		Internet connection issues (n = 6)	“We have to deal with Internet connection issues.” Betül
		Financial difficulties (n = 4)	“Low-income parents do not have access to the Internet.” Ayça “Parents don’t have enough internet connectivity, which is another problem.” Esin
		Lack of materials (n = 2)	“Parents do not have the materials necessary for activities available at home.” Buket “Parents don’t have the materials to perform the activities.” Esra
		Lack of sources (n = 2)	“There are not enough resources for preschool education.” Büşra
	Of parent origin	Reluctant parents (n = 5)	“Parents are reluctant about distance education, which makes it more challenging.” Dilek
		Failure to reach parents (n = 4)	“Some parents do not want to communicate.” Fatma “We have a hard time involving parents and communicating with them.” Feyza
		Parental intervention in education (n = 4)	“Parents stick their noses into their kids’ education, which is a nuisance.” Melike
		Parents not giving feedback (n = 3)	“Parents wouldn’t give feedback on activities.” Aylin “I can’t evaluate the process adequately.” Halime
	Of student origin	Lack of concentration (n = 7)	“It’s hard to keep students focused.” Aydan
		Students speaking at the same time (n = 3)	“Students want to talk at the same time during distance education.” Halime “Students want to talk at the same time, which makes education more difficult than it already is.” Buket
		Failure to perform activities (n = 2)	“Students do not want to do the activities.” Zehra “They are young kids, so, they don’t want to do activities online.” Ayça
		Inappropriate for student level (n = 1)	“Distance education is not appropriate for students’ levels.” Medine
	Of preschool teacher origin	Lack of knowledge (n = 3)	“Preschool teachers do not know much about distance education, which makes it all the more difficult.” Gözde “I’ve realized that I don’t know much about web-based activities.” Ali