CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of the CHIME Intervention for Improving Early Head Start/Head Start Educator Well-being

United States571 participantsStarted 2023-03-13

Plain-language summary

This study will test how well a mindfulness-based intervention called CHIME improves the emotional well-being of educators in Early Head Start and Head Start (EHS/HS) settings. The study also will examine if there are any benefits to young children's social emotional health as a result of the CHIME program. Researchers will compare educators who participate in CHIME to educators who are asked to participate at a later time to see if there are benefits to their emotional health and teaching practices.

Who can participate

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Inclusion Criteria: There are 3 types of participants included in this study: Early Head Start/Head Start education staff who work at one of the partner sites; parents of children attending EHS or HS; children attending EHS or HS and enrolled in the classroom of a participating EHS/HS educator. Inclusion criteria for each of these groups are as follows: Early Head Start and Head Start Educators: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form in Docusign * Currently employed as a lead or assistant educator for \>20 hours per week in a participating Head Start or Early Head Start center * Stated intention to participate in the CHIME intervention * All genders; age 19 and older * Able to complete activities in English Parents * Provision of electronically (in Docusign) /manually signed informed consent form * All genders * Age 19 and older * is Parent or legal guardian of child enrolled in the classroom of a EHS/HS educator participating in the study * Able to complete activities Children * Provision of electronically signed informed consent form by parent/legal guardian * All genders; aged \< 6 years * Enrolled in the classroom of a EHS/HS educator participating in the study * If \> 3 years, ability to complete study activities in English or with translation support Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria for each of the study groups are as follows: Early Head Start and Head Start Educators: * Does not currently work at a participating HS/EHS center * younger …

What they're measuring

Change in Teacher Emotion Regulation Difficulties from baseline to post assessments

Timeframe: Baseline, a post-assessment 8 weeks after the intervention or waitlist period, and a follow-up assessment after 3 months.

Change in Teacher Adaptive Emotion Regulation from baseline to post assessments

Timeframe: Baseline, a post-assessment 8 weeks after the intervention or waitlist period, and a follow-up assessment after 3 months.

Change in Teacher Self-Compassion from baseline to post assessments

Timeframe: Baseline, a post-assessment 8 weeks after the intervention or waitlist period, and a follow-up assessment after 3 months.

Change in Teacher Workplace Stress from baseline to post assessments

Timeframe: Baseline, a post-assessment 8 weeks after the intervention or waitlist period, and a follow-up assessment after 3 months.

Change in Teacher Mental Well-Being from baseline to post assessments

Timeframe: Baseline, a post-assessment 8 weeks after the intervention or waitlist period, and a follow-up assessment after 3 months.

Change in Educator heart rate variability from baseline to post assessments

Timeframe: Baseline, a post-assessment 8 weeks after the intervention or waitlist period, and a follow-up assessment after 3 months.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05791825

SponsorUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-31

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