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Supporting Care Providers through Personal Visits
Incorporating the Strengthening Families approach
into work with family child care providers
Kerry CaverlyDirector of Replication, Training and Technical Assistance
Parents as Teachers Supports Quality Home Visiting for Family Child Care Providers
• 2004– Supporting Care Providers Through Personal Visits
curriculum and training created
• 2008– Supporting Infant/ Toddler Care Providers curriculum
developed incorporating the Strengthening Families approach
Parents as Teachers supports quality home visiting for family child care providers
Key Beliefs
• Provider-parent relationship is critically important.• The crucial early years of children's lives are critical for
optimal development.• We must support young children's development in all
settings.• Home visits are an effective and creative way to provide
needed support and resources to care providers.
Key Elements
• Curricula address care providers’ needs for:– supporting networks– information about child development– health and safety– ideas about activities to do with children– parent-provider relationships and child-provider
relationships
Key Findings
• Random assignment study of Caring for Quality Project by Cornell University
• Care provider visits using the Parents as Teachers Supporting Care Providers through Personal Visits curriculum significantly increased the quality of care. – Increased overall quality of the care setting– Increased language, reasoning experiences, and
learning activities– Increased social development
It’s all about relationships.
Strengthening Families approach: a perfect fit
• Helps with intentionality• Is strengths based• Increases engagement• Builds buffers for providers and parents
Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers
Strategy one: Value and support parents
Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers
Strategy two:Facilitate friendships and mutual support
Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers
Strategy three: Strengthen parenting
Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers
Strategy four:Facilitate children’s social and emotional development
Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers
Strategy five:Link families to services and opportunities
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Kerry.Caverly@ParentsAsTeachers.orgwww.ParentsAsTeachers.Wordpress.com