ERIC Number: EJ743071
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8151
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Promoting Inclusion by Improving Child Care Quality in Inner-City Programs
Campbell, Philippa; Milbourne, Suzanne; Silverman, Christine; Feller, Natalie
Journal of Early Intervention, v28 n1 p65-79 2005
An innovative training program to improve the quality of child care for all children including those with disabilities was developed, implemented, and evaluated over a 5-year time span with child caregivers working primarily in inner city child care programs. A total of 283 directors and child caregivers participated in 1 of 15 courses that used the infant-toddler (n = 8) or preschool (n = 7) curricula of the training program. Each training curricula presented age-specific content in didactic class sessions scheduled across a 3-to-4-month time period.-These class sessions were combined with three on-site consultation visits and an out-of-class assignment. Following participation in the training program, quality of care increased in infant-toddler and preschool classrooms. Before and after training, caregivers' interactions with children were characterized as neither punitive nor detached but with only moderate levels of positive interaction and permissiveness. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Child Care, Disabilities, Child Caregivers, Urban Areas, Administrators, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Caregiver Training, Caregiver Child Relationship, Program Improvement, Inclusive Schools
Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children. 27 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59804. Tel: 406-543-0872; Fax: 406-543-0887; e-mail: dec@dec-sped.org; Web site: http://www.dec-sped.org/journals.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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