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Phoebe Harris; Analisa Pines; Zipi Diamond – Child Trends, 2023
Despite the relative increase in early care and education (ECE) investment over recent decades, access to infant and toddler care continues to be a hurdle for countless families across the nation. While access is a multifaceted issue, main contributors include a lack of available slots and the high cost of providing care to infants and toddlers.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Infant Care, Toddlers, State Programs
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John P. Rech; K. Snyder; M. Rasmussen; D. Dev; D. Dinkel – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Family engagement in childcare is important to ensure the optimal growth, development, and safety of children. Previous research has explored family engagement practices, but limited research is available on the application of theory to explain the uptake of family engagement principles. The purpose of this study was to explore the use and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Child Care, Child Caregivers
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Rida, Zainab; Burger, Christy; Dev, Dipti; Smith, Jasmin; Hasnin, Saima – American Journal of Health Education, 2018
Background: With the release of 2017 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern, states need to determine knowledge gaps in order to develop targeted training materials and resources to aid childcare providers in achieving new regulations. Purpose: To assess the nutrition knowledge of childcare providers in regards to the…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Knowledge Level, Child Caregivers, Geographic Location
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Gebhart, Kaylee; Kattelmann, Kendra; Wey, Howard; McCormack, Lacey; Bowne, Mary; Sltuka, Suzanne; Meendering, Jessica – European Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Train-the-Trainer (TTT) methodology uses an expert to train a non-expert on how to implement an intervention and is often used by Cooperative Extension personnel for delivery of programs in the natural setting. In these interventions using multiple educators and/or non-experts, a measure of implementation (fidelity of implementation) is necessary…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Physical Activities, Fidelity, Program Implementation
Jayaraman, Gayatri; Knoche, Lisa; Marvin, Christine; Bainter, Sue – Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, 2014
The Nebraska Early Childhood Coach (ECC) training was a 3 day (8 hours) professional development event sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Education, Office of Child Development in 2009-2010. Sixty-five early childhood teachers and related service providers participated for the purpose of learning the basic principles and behaviors associated…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Coaching (Performance), Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
Since 1999, Nebraska's Early Head Start Infant/Toddler Quality Initiative has supported Early Head Start (EHS) and community child care partnerships to improve the quality and professionalism of infant and toddler care. EHS programs apply to receive funding to establish partnerships with center-based or home-based child care.The initiative has…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Governance, Family Programs