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Informing policy, improving programs
An Evaluation of the Lane County Child Care Enhancement Project: Quality Improvement Outcomes
Presented by
Beth Green
Sonia Worcel
Child Care Research Roundtable
October 1, 2008
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What is the Child Care Enhancement Project?
• Funded through the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit
• Program administered by Family Connections at Lane Community College
• Interrelated Goals:
1. Decrease the cost of quality child care
2. Increase provider stability and wages
3. Increase child care quality
Program Components
1. Parent Subsidies
2. Provider wage enhancements & financial supports
3. Individualized mentoring, networking & technical assistance
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What Was the CCEP Evaluation?
• 3-year process and outcome evaluation
• Data collected on CCEP & control providers (randomly assigned) and families Observations of child care facilities Surveys of providers Surveys & interviews with facility
directors Surveys and interviews with parents
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Participating Facilities
2 CCEP child care centers (& 5 control centers)
12 CCEP family child care facilities (& 23 control)
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Quality Improvement Outcomes
• Quality measured by the QUEST Observations by trained data collectors Appropriate for family and center-based
providers Quality of provider-child interactions Quality of environment and materials
• Quality improvement outcomes found ONLY for family child care providers
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Physical Environment
CCEP family providers improved more in the quality of developmentally appropriate equipment
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Physical Environment
CCEP family providers improved more in safety of furnishings & materials
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Physical Environment
CCEP family providers improved more in quality of materials for language & literacy
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Curricula & Provider-Child Interactions
CCEP family providers increased the amount of support for social emotional development
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Curricula & Provider-Child Interactions
CCEP family providers provided more support than controls for cognitive development
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Curricula & Provider-Child Interactions
CCEP family providers provided more support than controls for language & early literacy development
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Why did CCEP Result in Quality Improvement for Family Providers?
CCEP providers (center and family) involved in more professional development activities
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Why Didn’t CCEP Result in Quality Changes for Center Providers?
Shorter length of intervention & less intense intervention for center providers
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Summary: Quality Outcomes
• Strong quality
improvement
for family providers
• Not successful for
center-based providers
• Center-based providers received less intervention, and may have been less engaged in networking and mentoring
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Summary: Other Outcomes
• CCEP Family providers were less likely to close (compared to controls)
• CCEP providers received significant wage enhancements (ranging from 1,00-$15,000)
• CCEP providers reported greater revenue stability
• Parents receiving subsidies purchased more hours of care, and reported fewer changes in childcare placements
• CCEP parents were more satisfied with childcare quality
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