Family child care providers' experience in health promotion.
Family child care providers may be well-suited to provide health promotion to young children and their families. The investigators conducted a qualitative study using in-depth interviews with family child care providers serving low-income children. Child care providers perceive that they have an important role in health promotion, including (1) the child's physical health, (2) the child's development, and (3) supporting and educating parents, and are willing to assume this role in the context of collaborative relationships with parents. Providing education and ongoing support to child care providers in developing collaborative partnerships may enhance opportunities for health promotion in this setting.
Rosenthal
Marjorie S
MS
Departments of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. marjorie.rosenthal@yale.edu
Crowley
Angela A
AA
Curry
Leslie
L
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D036301:Qualitative Research; D044469:Racial Groups