TY - JOUR
T1 - Gateway to quality
T2 - Online professional development for family childcare providers
AU - Durden, Tonia
AU - Mincemoyer, Claudia
AU - Crandall, Leslie
AU - Alviz, Kit
AU - Garcia, Aileen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/7/2
Y1 - 2016/7/2
N2 - High-quality family childcare (FCC) can positively influence all areas of a child's growth and development. Thus, it is important to invest in efforts to increase quality, including providing professional development to enhance the skills of those caring for children in their homes. This study explores the characteristics of FCC providers who engage in an online professional development program. Findings show that a majority of these providers are female, had at least a high school diploma, and are licensed or registered. Content areas most frequently selected for professional development include ways to support children's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. The frequency of access and range of coursework completed implies that online learning is accessible for the FCC workforce audience and has the capacity to meet state requirements for professional development. Future directions to extend this research are discussed.
AB - High-quality family childcare (FCC) can positively influence all areas of a child's growth and development. Thus, it is important to invest in efforts to increase quality, including providing professional development to enhance the skills of those caring for children in their homes. This study explores the characteristics of FCC providers who engage in an online professional development program. Findings show that a majority of these providers are female, had at least a high school diploma, and are licensed or registered. Content areas most frequently selected for professional development include ways to support children's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. The frequency of access and range of coursework completed implies that online learning is accessible for the FCC workforce audience and has the capacity to meet state requirements for professional development. Future directions to extend this research are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/03004430.2015.1076400
DO - 10.1080/03004430.2015.1076400
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941242993
SN - 0300-4430
VL - 186
SP - 1079
EP - 1095
JO - Early Child Development and Care
JF - Early Child Development and Care
IS - 7
ER -