Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
College of Education and Human Services
Department
Learning Sciences and Human Development
Committee Chair
Barbara G. Warash.
Committee Co-Chair
Reagan Curtis
Committee Member
Suzanne Hartman
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Buchanan, Kaitlin J., "Differences in Quality Environmental Rating Subscales between Family Child Care Homes and Facilities in West Virginia" (2012). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 873.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/873