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ABSTRACT
The early care and education field lacks an evidence base of effective programs to support caregiving quality among family, friend, and neighbor, or unlicensed, caregivers. This article presents the results of a qualitative evaluation of a program implemented with 20 primarily low-income English- and Spanish-speaking grandparents providing childcare for infants and toddlers. Our findings demonstrate the perceived impact of the program, the correspondence with outcomes in support of children's social and emotional development, and the program's feasibility for use with this population.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Erin J. Maher is now at Casey Family Programs. Juliet P. Scarpa is now at Seattle Jobs Initiative.
Financial support for this evaluation was provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We thank Susan Haws and Sabina Low for help directing this project and Richard Brandon and Toni Porter for helpful comments on this article. Jean F. Kelly is director of the Promoting First Relationships Program and the program developer.