Supporting Responsive Caregiving for the Youngest Children: Psychometric Evidence of the Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers (QCIT) Observational Measure

Autor/inn/en	Nguyen, Tutrang; Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Monahan, Shannon; Tarullo, Louisa; Xue, Yange; Cannon, Judy
Titel	Supporting Responsive Caregiving for the Youngest Children: Psychometric Evidence of the Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers (QCIT) Observational Measure
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 34 (2023) 7, S.1682-1703 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nguyen, Tutrang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2022.2144685
Schlagwörter	Child Caregivers; Infants; Toddlers; Caregiver Child Relationship; Child Care Centers; Observation; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Educational Quality; Child Development; Social Development; Emotional Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Beobachtung; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Kindesentwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	Research Findings: The Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers (QCIT) observational measure was designed to address the need for a valid and reliable measure of the quality of caregiver-child interactions that could be used in both center-based and family child care (FCC) settings, and with diverse populations. Results from a psychometric field test of 400 classrooms indicated that the QCIT demonstrated strong evidence of reliability and validity. The QCIT was used to capture the quality of caregiver-child interactions for the professional development system "We Grow Together." Average scores improved in the QCIT Support for Social-Emotional Development domain. Findings support using this measure to assess quality and focus professional development. Additional research could use the QCIT with other interventions focused on caregiver-child interactions. Practice or Policy: The QCIT provides the field with a reliable and valid measure for examining the quality of caregiver-child interaction in licensed child care settings, both centers and FCCs, serving infants and toddlers. It also provides an evidence-based framework for selecting professional development goals that support the development of infants and toddlers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01