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EJ550957 PS526937
Title: Does Training Make a Difference to Quality in Family Child Care?Author(s): Kontos, Susan; Howes, Carollee; Galinsky, Ellen
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v11 n4 p427-45 Dec 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1998
Compared family
day care providers participating in training to providers who did
not. Found that the two groups were very similar, that those who
dropped out of training were less experienced and used fewer business
and safety practices than those who completed it, and that training
increased global quality, but not process quality, at two of three
sites. (EV)
Descriptors: *Child Caregivers; Comparative Analysis; *Family Day
Care; *Skill Development; *Training
Identifiers: Caregiver Evaluation; *Caregiver Training; *Day Care
Quality
