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Caregivers' Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress in Home-Based and Center-Based Childcare
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Groeneveld, Marleen G.; Vermeer, Harriet J.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Linting, Marielle – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
The current study examined professional caregivers' perceived and physiological stress, and associations with the quality of care they provide. Participants were 55 female caregivers from childcare homes and 46 female caregivers from childcare centers in the Netherlands. In both types of settings, equivalent measures and procedures were used. On…
Descriptors: Child Care, Biochemistry, Child Caregivers, Child Care Centers
...And This Helps Me How? Family Child Care Providers Discuss Training.
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Taylor, Andrew R.; Dunster, Lee; Pollard, June – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Interviewed Canadian caregivers and other stakeholders about training for family child care providers, and what they see as key training issues. Suggested that training programs be made more available and accessible, but also more relevant. Suggested that standardized core content be embedded in an adult learning process focusing on real-world…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Training, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers
An Investigation of Job Stability and Job Satisfaction among Family Day Care Providers.
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Bollin, Gail G. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1993
Investigated possible causes for the high turnover rate among family day-care (FDC) providers by examining the effects of perceived social support, job satisfaction, and the establishment of boundaries between the FDC provider's nuclear family and her FDC system. Stable providers were more likely than nonstable providers to report high job…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Family Day Care, Job Satisfaction
Caregiver-Mother Partnership Behavior and the Quality of Caregiver-Child and Mother-Child Interactions.
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Owen, Margaret Tresch; Ware, Anne M.; Barfoot, Bill – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2000
Examined relations of mother-caregiver communication about the child to the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions for 53 mothers of 3-year-olds. Found that more mother-caregiver communication was significantly related to more sensitive and supportive caregiver-child interactions in child care. Mothers who engaged in more…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Children's Emotional Expression in Child Care Centers Varying in Quality.
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Hestenes, Linda L.; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1993
Examined the relationships between day-care quality, children's emotional expression, and temperament among 60 3- to 5-year-olds in 26 day-care centers. Found that the appropriateness of the caregiving, but not the appropriateness of activities in the child-care center, significantly predicted the proportion of positive emotional affect in…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregivers, Day Care Centers
Self-Reported Depression in Nonfamilial Caregivers: Prevalence and Associations with Caregiver Behavior in Child-Care Settings
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Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
The current study describes the prevalence of self-reported depressive symptoms in a sample of 1217 nonfamilial caregivers and examines the relation between depression and the quality of interactions between caregivers and young children. One hundred and fourteen of these caregivers (9.4%) reported clinically significant levels of depressive…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Child Caregivers, Incidence
Training, Experience, and Child Care Providers' Perceptions of Inclusion.
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Mulvihill, Beverly A.; Shearer, Darlene; Van Horn, M. Lee – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
Survey investigated center- and home-based child caregivers' perceptions of inclusion-related needs and barriers, participation in disability-related training, and current experience working with children with disabilities. Responses indicated that program and provider characteristics are related to participation in disability-related training and…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Training, Child Care
Adding Two School Age Children: Does It Change Quality in Family Child Care?
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Norris, Deborah J.; Howes, Carollee – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1997
Randomly selected family child care homes providing minimal quality care were observed prior to, and after, enrolling two additional school age children. Results suggest that modest change in number and age range of children in family child care home providing minimally acceptable care may potentially decrease provider sensitivity and may be less…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Day Care Effects
Correlates of Affectionate and Angry Behavior in Child Care Educators of Preschool-Aged Children.
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Mill, Davina; Romano-White, Donna – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
This study examined predictors of caregivers' affectionate and angry behaviors in child care settings. Findings suggested that work environment had a greater relation with caregivers' affectionate behavior, whereas more internal, negative perceptions were linked to expressing anger in the classroom. Caregivers' training became very important to…
Descriptors: Affection, Affective Behavior, Anger, Caregiver Attitudes
A Conceptual Model for Studying Turnover among Family Child Care Providers.
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Deery-Schmitt, Deanna M.; Todd, Christine M. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1995
Outlines a theoretical framework for studying turnover among family child care providers. The model proposes four components which interact along the path to turnover: (1) potential sources of stress; (2) moderators of stress; (3) outcomes of a cognitive appraisal process; and (4) actions on those outcomes. (MDM)
Descriptors: Burnout, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role
Development of the Child Care Worker Job Stress Inventory.
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Curbow, Barbara; Spratt, Kai; Ungaretti, Antoinette; McDonnell, Karen; Breckler, Steven – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2000
Examined psychometric characteristics of three 17-item measures of child care worker job demands, job control, and job resources. Found that job demands scale had lower reliability than job control or job resources. Demonstrated known groups validity through conceptually meaningful pattern of differences between family childcare providers and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Characteristics of Infant Child Care: Factors Contributing to Positive Caregiving.
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NICHD Early Child Care Research Network – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1996
Assessed settings and caregiver-infant interaction in five types of nonmaternal child care: day care centers; child care homes; in-home sitters; grandparents; and fathers. Found that small group sizes, low child-adult ratios, caregivers' nonauthoritarian child-rearing beliefs, and safe, clean, and stimulating physical environments were associated…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing
Practitioner's Perspective: "Adding Two School Age Children" (A Family Child Care Professional's Response).
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Eaton, Deborah – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1997
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of adding school-age children to family child care programs, based on personal experience as a family day care provider. Notes that a safe, nurturing environment is as important for school-age children as preschoolers. Suggests that every family child care provider's capacity and program needs are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs