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Boston Family Child Care Study

Boston Family Child Care Study. Boston CPC Family Child Care Committee September 18, 2007. Motivation for the Studies. Present a comprehensive picture of the quality of Boston’s family child care and center-based programs to inform strategic planning

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Boston Family Child Care Study

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  1. Boston Family Child Care Study Boston CPC Family Child Care Committee September 18, 2007

  2. Motivation for the Studies • Present a comprehensive picture of the quality of Boston’s family child care and center-based programs to inform strategic planning • To provide a baseline within Boston Public Schools for improvement efforts • Hired the same research team – led by Nancy Marshall at the Wellesley Centers for Women

  3. Overview of the Scope & Methodology “Boston Quality Inventory: Family Child Care Homes” Nancy Marshall, Joanne Roberts Wellesley Centers for Women July 2007 Scope of the Study Areas of Assessment: Methodology • Visited 52 Family Child Care Homes • Homes were randomly selected • FDCRS • Provider Interviews • Family Survey • Space & Furnishings • Basic Care • Language-Reasoning • Learning Activities • Social Development • Adult Needs Boston Public Schools K1 and K2 Programs, Needs Assessment: - BPS Study: Visited 43 K1 and 85 K2 classrooms in 68 schools Boston Quality Inventory - PreK and Infant/Toddler Classrooms: - Community PreK: Visited 81 center-based PreK classrooms and XX infant and toddler classrooms - Measures: ECERS-R, SELA, CLASS, Teacher Survey, Director/Principal Interview, Family Survey

  4. RESEARCH NIEER UPK Study by Frank Porter Graham Nancy Marshall ECERS National Longitudinal Study Higher quality (as demonstrated as a 5/good on the FDCRS/ECERS) closes the achievement gap Research has proven what closes the achievement gap

  5. Opportunities: Close the achievement gap Strengthen access for all families to high quality ECE Challenges: Costly Requires new resources and opportunities for professional development Need solutions for how to raise reimbursements/comp-ensation Do we as a city want to bring all programs to a 5 / “Good”?

  6. Summary of Findings: Family Child Care Homes “Closes the Achievement Gap”

  7. How can we ensure every child has access to a high quality early care and education experience?

  8. Recommendation: Bring all family child care homes up the NAFCC Quality Standards. Support NAFCC accreditation • Only 16% of BQI-FCC were accredited or in process; most had no plans to become accredited. Efforts to raise the quality of FCC should include support for NAFCC accreditation Support further education for family child care providers • Research supports the importance of provider qualifications • In the BQI, 17% of providers had a BA degree or more • In the BQI, providers with a CDA, some college, or a college degree were more likely to meet the Good benchmarks on the total FDCRS (23% compared to 9%).

  9. Recommendation: Provide additional professional development. • Physical Activity • Infant and Toddler Care • Developmental Learning Activities • Television Use • Hand-washing and health

  10. Recommendation: Improve the safety of playgrounds • 1 in 5 FCC homes did not have a safe outdoor or indoor space for active physical play such as tricycle riding, ball playing or climbing. • Many programs rely on public playgrounds, which often lacked adequate fencing or well-maintained equipment, or required young children to walk along busy streets

  11. Recommendation: Provide all family child care homes with the furnishings and materials needed to provide a high quality early childhood care and education • FCC Homes need: • Furniture • Physical play materials • Eye-hand materials • Dramatic play materials

  12. Additional Recommendation: Include family child care homes in plans for early care and education for Boston’s children. • Close relationship between the provider and child • High Levels of Family Involvement • Staff Diversity Reflective of Children Served • Full-day, Full-year Programming to Meet the Needs of Working Families • Access to comprehensive services

  13. Children are in all settings • We need common efforts for all programs to reach all children • The question is not what to do but how to do it?

  14. These are the common ways we can improve quality across all ECE settings in Boston: • Support accreditation • Support further education • Provide materials and supplies • Improve the safety of public playgrounds • Provide additional professional development opportunities

  15. For more information and full copies of the reports:Corey Zimmerman617-695-0700 x 229czimmerman@associatedece.orgwww.bostonequip.org

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