National Evaluation of Quality of Childcare (C0682)

Summary

This evaluation seeks to assess the impact of a training program on childcare center environments and child/caregiver wellbeing in El Salvador. Through a longitudinal, randomized control trial, over 200 childcare centers participating in the program will be assigned to various treatment arms receiving different components of the program. A community comparison cohort will also be enrolled.

Conditions

• Child Rearing
• Mental Health Wellness 1
• Health Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Promotores Training

BEHAVIORAL

Delayed Promotores training

BEHAVIORAL

Caregiver training

BEHAVIORAL

Delayed caregiver training

BEHAVIORAL

Materials support

BEHAVIORAL

Delayed materials support

BEHAVIORAL

Technical assistance

BEHAVIORAL

Delayed technical assistance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Whole Child International

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of South Carolina

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Pittsburgh

  collaborator OTHER

• Duke University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jan Ostermann, PhD · Associate Research Professor

• Kathryn Whetten, PhD · Professor

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Months

Max Age

4 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-03-01

Primary Completion

2016-06-30

Completion

2016-06-30

Countries

• El Salvador

Study Locations