By InvitationNot Applicable

Tele-Wellness Supported App for Family Child Care Home Providers and Families to Promote Health, Family Engagement, and School Readiness Amid COVID-19

United States270 participantsStarted 2021-02-04

Plain-language summary

The investigators aim to deliver a tele-wellness supported app to Baltimore City's Family Child Care Home (FCCH) providers who are caring for children of Essential Personnel. Once a pre-survey is conducted, login information will be assigned to 30 Family Child Care Home providers and parents the FCCH serve. Providers and Parents will receive self-care and parenting/parent engagement support through the app and through a tele-wellness service, Ask a Nurse, provided by community health nurses at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Children will have access to gamified learning materials in early literacy, math, social-emotional learning, and nutrition.

Who can participate

Age range3 Years – 99 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Licensed Family Child Care Home Providers operating in Baltimore City who are approved or was once approved to remain open during COVID-19 through the Essential Personnel Child Care or School-Aged Program. * Parents or legal adult guardians of young children (3-6 years old) who have utilized or continue to utilize the services of Family Child Care Home providers enrolled in the study. * All participants must have access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Exclusion Criteria: * Licensed Family Child Care Home Providers not enrolled or was never enrolled in the Essential Personnel Child Care or School-Aged Program * Parents of young children (3-6 years old) who have not utilized the services of Licensed Family Child Care Home Providers in the Essential Personnel Child Care or School-Aged Program * FCCH providers not operating in Baltimore City * FCCH providers who do not have at least 1 parent consenting to participate in the study.

What they're measuring

Change in Perceived Level of Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale

Timeframe: At pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart

Change in Perceived Level of Informational Support as assessed by the PROMIS Informational Support Short Form

Timeframe: At pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart

Change in Awareness of the Maryland Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework and Toolkit as assessed by a survey question

Timeframe: At pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart

Change in Social, Emotional, and Behavior Functioning in Children as assessed by the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation for Children

Timeframe: At pre and post surveys lasting 30-45 minutes each, up to 15 weeks apart

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04453657

SponsorJohns Hopkins University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-09

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