Study of Coaching Practices in Early Care and Education Settings

NCT03743337 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 50320
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 310
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mathematica Policy Research, funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will collect descriptive information for the Study of Coaching Practices in Early Care and Education Settings (SCOPE) project. The goal of this information collection is to learn how the prevalence, implementation, combination, and tailoring of core features of professional development coaching for early care and education (ECE) providers vary across ECE classrooms and family child care (FCC) homes serving children supported by Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies or in settings that receive Head Start grants. The investigators will conduct three data collection activities. First, the investigators will collect information on coaching taking place in different states in winter 2018 from state-level entities. Second, the investigators will conduct one round of survey data collection with ECE center directors, coaches, teachers, and FCC providers in winter 2019 through spring 2019. Third, the investigators will conduct case studies to better understand factors that influence the coaching approaches identified through the survey data collection. The case studies will include semi-structured interviews, a coaching session observation, and collection of coaching logs. The case studies will occur in spring 2020.

Conditions

Early Childhood Professional Development

Keywords

Infant-toddler care; Early child development; Professional development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• Coaching experienced by teachers/family child care providers

  Study-developed teacher/FCC provider survey on coaching experiences

  Up to 6 months

• Coaching delivered by professional development coaches

  Study developed survey of coaches' approach to coaching

  Up to 6 months

• Context in which coaching takes place/influences on the coaching process

  Study developed survey of center directors on center characteristics

  Up to 6 months

• Director perspectives external factors that influence the implementation of coaching

  Study developed interview of center directors on program and system level contextual factors that influence coaching

  Up to 3 months

• Coaching participant perspectives on external factors that influence the implementation of coaching

  Study developed interview of teachers/FCC providers

  Up to 3 months

• Coach perspectives on external factors that influence the implementation of coaching

  Study developed interview of coaches on program and system level contextual factors that influence coaching

  Up to 3 months

• Coach supervisor perspectives on external factors that influence the implementation of coaching

  Study developed interview of coach supervisors on program and system level contextual factors that influence coaching

  Up to 3 months

• Content of coaching interactions

  Study developed observation of coach-teacher/FCC provider professional development coaching sessions

  Up to 90 minutes

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Early care and education (ECE) center directors, professional development coaches and coach supervisors, center-based teachers, and family child care (FCC) providers.

You may qualify if:

• Currently operating licensed or license exempt child care setting
• Receiving funding from a Head Start grant and/or serve children who receive CCDF subsidies
• Currently receiving classroom-based coaching for teachers of preschoolers/FCC providers caring for preschoolers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.: lead
• Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator
• Child Trends: collaborator
• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Mathematica

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20002, United States

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Emily Moiduddin, PhD

  Mathematica Policy Research

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Sally Atkins-Burnett, PhD

  Mathematica Policy Research

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Emily Moiduddin, PhD

CONTACT

(202) 484-4223; EMoiduddin@mathematica-mpr.com

Tim Bruursema, BS

CONTACT

(202) 484-3097; TBruursema@mathematica-mpr.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2018
• First Posted: November 16, 2018
• Study Start: February 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 21, 2020
• Study Completion: September 30, 2020
• Last Updated: March 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Locations

US (1)