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Quality Interventions for Early Care and Education (QUINCE)

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A randomized controlled trial testing three different formats for delivering training and professional development to child care providers working in centers and from their homes. The model tested is known as The Right from Birth model of training, based on two parenting books written by Drs. Craig and Sharon Ramey -- Right from Birth and Going to School -- each of which serve as companion books for two public television series designed for both parents and child care providers, spanning birth to age 8. The model previously had been used with several thousand child care providers who made significant gains in caregiver knowledge, but the translation into everyday improved quality of child care had not been rigorously studied. The study design involves two phases. In Phase I, providers are randomly assigned to one of three formats: (1) individualized study using videotapes and books; (2) a six-session workshop format; or (3) a highly intensive form of on-site training named The "Right from Birth" Immersion Training for Excellence (RITE). The RITE is a full-day coaching model for 20 days over a four to five week period; to our knowledge, it is the most intensive form of on-site coaching tested in an RCT. Results affirm significant improvements in the quality of adult-child interactions and the overall quality of care from both the workshop format and the RITE model -- with the benefits being markedly larger for the RITE model. In Phase II, another group of providers are recruited and assigned randomly to either three workshops or the 20-day RITE training. Once again, both groups--whether in centers or family child care--benefit, with the largest and most enduring benefits associated with the RITE model. Training materials are available. Although initially the RITE appears to be an expensive form of training, estimates are that it probably is comparable to many other coaching models that make once or twice a month visits that are less specified and occur over a one- to two-year period, but have not yet magnitude of benefits as the RITE model.
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Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
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