Exploring the Training Needs of Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care Providers
- May 1, 2008
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 10
The purpose of this study was to examine the training needs and interests of a diverse group of Family, Friend and Neighbor child care providers. Specifically, we wanted to explore how FFN providers reacted to training materials that focused on the content-specific domain of social and emotional development for infants and toddlers. Zero To Three: National Center for Infants and Toddlers conceived this study – with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Federal Child Care Bureau.
The idea sprung forth from an on-going commitment to promoting social and emotional development as the foundation for optimal development, from a recognition and appreciation for the contributions of FFN providers to the growth and development of infants and toddlers, and from a recognition that providing content-based material that addresses infant and toddlers’ social-emotional developmental needs to FFN providers would be an effective way to enhance early development for many, many young children in this country.
