Expanding the Infant Achievements Intervention Through Community Partnerships

The goal of the research study is to increase teachers' implementation of evidence-based practices in Early Head Start classrooms through the delivery of a professional development (PD) training intervention. The main questions that the study aims to answer are:

1. Does teacher participation in a PD intervention improve the use of evidence-based practices from pre- to posttest? 2. To what extent is the PD intervention feasible to implement in an established child care program? 3. To what extent is the PD program acceptable to teachers?

Participants will attend PD workshops and participate in content-related job-embedded coaching sessions during the implementation of the study.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Development Communication Disorders Developmental Delay Infant Development Language Development Learning Disabilities Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Baltimore, Maryland, 21211, United States

About this study

The primary objective of the research study is to increase teachers' implementation of evidence-based practices in Early Head Start classrooms through the delivery of a professional development (PD) training intervention. It is hypothesized that teachers' fidelity to developmentally-appropriate practices, assessed through classroom observation measures, will increase following their participation in a comprehensive PD training intervention. The secondary hypotheses are that (1) the PD intervention is feasible to implement in an established child care program, and (2) the PD program is acceptable to teachers. Teacher participants will attend PD workshops, co-developed with community partners, and engage in follow-up job-embedded coaching sessions occurring weekly in their classrooms.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Participants must currently work in an early childhood classroom serving children between 8-36 months of age.
Participants must work in the role of a teacher or teacher assistant in an Early Head Start location.
Participants must be willing to participate in two 60-90-minute trainings/workshops.
Participants must be willing to participate in eight follow-up job-embedded coaching sessions

Exclusion criteria

Works in a childcare setting outside of the Baltimore metro area
Non-English speaking

Treatment and study plan

Building Capacity for Infant Achievements in Child Care

Behavioral

All teacher participants will be assigned to the professional development intervention consisting of an interactive workshop and weekly coaching sessions.

Primary outcomes

Classroom Quality (as assessed by scores on the TPITOS)

Time frame: Change from baseline/pretest up to posttest, up to 16 weeks.

Classroom quality will be measured by total scores (ranging from 0-100%) on the Teaching Pyramid Model Infant-Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS) which assesses the extent to which an early childhood program's staff is fostering responsive, nurturing relationships with young children and promoting strong social-emotional development.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.

Other

Collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Registry information

Official study title

Centering Community Partnerships to Facilitate Scaling Up of Infant Achievements for Community Implementation

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Mar 15, 2024
Registry last updated: Sep 23, 2025

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