The document outlines a program designed to support family child care providers through personal visits using the Strengthening Families approach. It emphasizes the importance of provider-parent relationships and the critical development years of children, showcasing that home visits can enhance care quality. Key findings indicate that this approach significantly improves care settings, promotes child development, and fosters relationships between parents and providers.

1. Supporting Care Providers through Personal Visits Incorporating the Strengthening Families approach into work with family child care providers

2. Kerry Caverly Director of Replication, Training and Technical Assistance

4. Parents as Teachers Supports Quality Home Visiting for Family Child Care Providers 2004 Supporting Care Providers Through Personal Visits curriculum and training created 2008 Supporting Infant/ Toddler Care Providers curriculum developed incorporating the Strengthening Families approach

5. Parents as Teachers supports quality home visiting for family child care providers

6. Key Beliefs Provider-parent relationship is critically important. The crucial early years of children's lives are critical for optimal development. We must support young children's development in all settings. Home visits are an effective and creative way to provide needed support and resources to care providers.

7. Key Elements Curricula address care providers’ needs for: supporting networks information about child development health and safety ideas about activities to do with children parent-provider relationships and child-provider relationships

8. Key Findings Random assignment study of Caring for Quality Project by Cornell University Care provider visits using the Parents as Teachers Supporting Care Providers through Personal Visits curriculum significantly increased the quality of care . Increased overall quality of the care setting Increased language, reasoning experiences, and learning activities Increased social development

9. It’s all about relationships.

10. Strengthening Families approach: a perfect fit Helps with intentionality Is strengths based Increases engagement Builds buffers for providers and parents

11. Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers Strategy one: Value and support parents

12. Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers Strategy two: Facilitate friendships and mutual support

13. Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers Strategy three: Strengthen parenting

14. Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers Strategy four: Facilitate children’s social and emotional development

15. Strengthening Families self-assessment for family child care providers Strategy five: Link families to services and opportunities

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