Differences in Quality Environmental Rating Subscales between Family Child Care Homes and Facilities in West Virginia

Quality of family child care homes and facilities in the state of West Virginia was investigated for differences in quality and provider education and training. Data was collected through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources grant titled, "Quality Rating and Improvement for West Virginia Child Care." Quality was measured using the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale (FCCERS), which has 38 items across 7 subscales including aspects specific to the family child care setting. Twenty-nine family child care facilities and 55 family child care homes participated in the study. Family child care homes scored lower than facilities on all subscales of the FCCERS. Providers of family child care homes also had lower levels of education, which was related to quality of care across FCCERS subscales.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Learning Sciences and Human Development

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Buchanan, Kaitlin J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Barbara G. Warash.
• Reagan Curtis
• Suzanne Hartman

• Early childhood education
• Teacher education

Identifier

https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/873

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:researchrepository.wvu.edu:etd-1876