The Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children Pilot Study

NCT05730075 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 50884
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 198
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to pilot test the Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children (HBCC-NSAC Toolkit) with providers of home-based child care. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) the extent to which the questionnaires contained in the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit are a reliable and valid measure of HBCC quality and 2) the extent to which the statements and questions in the Toolkit are appropriate for HBCC providers with diverse characteristics and for families who receive care from an HBCC provider. Participants will complete the questionnaires in the Toolkit and participate in cognitive interviews about the questionnaires.

Conditions

Child

Keywords

childcare; quality measures; early education; children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children

  We will assess the validity of the scale by administering the toolkit to HBCCs and families receiving home-based child care.

  12 months

Study Arms (4)

Phase 1 HBCC providers

This group will include up to 9 Spanish-speaking HBCC providers, who will receive the Spanish version of the provider questionnaire.

Phase 1 families

This group will include up to 9 Spanish speaking families and up to 9 English speaking families who will each receive the family questionnaire and who will participate in cognitive interviews.

2 HBCC providers

This group will include 150 purposively selected providers from diverse backgrounds who will each complete the provider questionnaire and will also be asked to recruit one or more families to complete the family questionnaire.

Phase 2 families

This group will include up to 150 purposively selected families who will each receive the family questionnaire.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The population consists of home-based child care providers and families who receive child care in a home for at least 10 hours per week.

You may qualify if:

• Home-based child care providers who care for at least one school-age child (age 5 and in kindergarten, or ages 6 through 12) in a home setting for at least 10 hours per week (within the past year).
• The families must be the primary caregivers of school-age children who receive care in a home-based child care setting for at least 10 hours per week.

You may not qualify if:

• Child care providers who do not care for at least one school-age child in a home setting for at least 10 hours per week.
• Primary caregivers (families) who do not have school-age children who receive child care in a home for at least 10 hours per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.: lead
• Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator
• Children's Bureau - Administration for Children and Families: collaborator
• Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Mathematica Policy Research

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

Location

Study Officials

• Sally Atkins-Burnett

  Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Patricia Del Grosso

  Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Ashley Kopack Klein

  Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 26, 2023
• First Posted: February 15, 2023
• Study Start: March 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 28, 2023
• Study Completion: October 18, 2023
• Last Updated: March 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)