Child Care Program Directors' Level of Knowledge About Asthma and Factors Associated with Knowledge

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young J. Juhn ◽  
Jennifer St. Sauver ◽  
Eugene D. Shapiro ◽  
Paul L. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Child Care Program ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

scholarly journals Food Insecurity: Child Care Programs’ Perspectives

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy E. Noerper ◽  
Morgan R. Elmore ◽  
Rachel B. Hickman ◽  
Madison T. Shea
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Child Care Program ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Abstract Background Households experiencing "food insecurity" have limited access to food due to a lack of money or resources. Poor nutrition, from food insecurity, can impact physical and cognitive development of children. Study objectives were to document the prevalence of Tennessee child care programs screening for food insecurity, explore differences between programs receiving child and adult care food program (CACFP) funding and those screening for food insecurity, and understand possible burdens food insecurity places on child care families as perceived by child care program directors. Methods In this cross-sectional study of licensed Tennessee child care programs, a 10-question survey and four-question follow-up survey were electronically distributed. Analysis included descriptive statistics, a chi-square of programs receiving CACFP funds and screening for food insecurity, and themes analysis of open-ended responses. Results The average child care program enrollment (N = 272) was 80.16 with programs serving mostly preschoolers (98.53%) and toddlers (91.91%). Over half (56.99%) of programs reported they received CACFP funding, yet only 9.19% screen for food insecurity. Chi-square analysis found that programs receiving CACFP funds differ significantly on whether they screen households for food insecurity $$\chi$$ χ 2 (1, n = 237) = 16.93, p ≤ 0.001. Themes analysis (n = 41) revealed that many child care program directors do not view food insecurity as a burden for families. Conclusions Child care programs receiving CACFP funds are more likely to screen families for food insecurity than programs who do not. Programs indicate a willingness to include food insecurity screening questions on child care paperwork.

scholarly journals Competition and the Strategic Choices of Churches

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam D Rennhoff ◽  
Mark F Owens
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Strategic Interaction ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Child Care Program

We examine how the decisions of churches are impacted by the decisions of rival churches. Using a novel dataset, we estimate a model of strategic interaction, which accounts for the location and denomination of churches. We focus on a church's decision of whether to provide a weekday child care program. Empirical evidence indicates that churches compete more strongly with same-denomination churches than with different-denomination churches. These effects diminish with distance. (JEL J13, L31, Z12)

An In-Service Training Program in Music for Child-Care Personnel Working with Infants and Toddlers

2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon K. de l'Etoile
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Music Training ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Child Care Program ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Child Care Personnel ◽  
Music Activities

The purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate an in-service training program in music for child-care personnel working with infants and toddlers. Results of a needs assessment determined that most child-care centers offer music activities and that caregivers would be interested in receiving training. Training materials were developed, pilot-tested, and revised. For the final training program, caregivers in a university-based child-care program attended three in-service training sessions. Evaluation of the program revealed that caregivers made significant improvements in their attitude toward and knowledge about music activities for young children. Additionally, caregivers increased their use of 9 out of 11 behaviors considered necessary for successful music activity implementation. The children in their care also increased the amount of time they were visually, vocally, and physically engaged during music activities. These results suggest that a music training program can benefit both caregivers and children.

Pilot assessment of nutrition practices in a university child care program

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 238-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia L. Nahikian-Nelms ◽  
Georganne Syler ◽  
Catherine Nordeen Mogharreban
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Nutrition Practices ◽  
Child Care Program

“We Need to Stand Together”

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie M. Fousekis
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Child Care Program ◽  
Working Families ◽  
Female Networks

This chapter focuses on two women leaders, Theresa Mahler and Mary Young, and describes how they helped the coalition navigate female networks, create alliances with men inside and outside the legislature, and finally secure a permanent public child care program, even if only for California's low-income working mothers. As legislative chair for the Northern California Association for Nursery Education (NCANE), Mahler served as the key spokeswoman for nursery school educators and child care supervisors throughout the postwar struggles to secure permanent, publicly funded child care. A soft-spoken, unassuming woman who became president and later legislative chairman of the California Parents' Association for Child Care (CPACC), Young spoke on behalf of California's low-income working families, particularly single mothers.

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