The Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children Pilot Study

The goal of this observational study is to pilot test the Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children (HBCC-NSAC Toolkit) with providers of home-based child care. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) the extent to which the questionnaires contained in the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit are a reliable and valid measure of HBCC quality and 2) the extent to which the statements and questions in the Toolkit are appropriate for HBCC providers with diverse characteristics and for families who receive care from an HBCC provider. Participants will complete the questionnaires in the Toolkit and participate in cognitive interviews about the questionnaires.

Inclusion criteria:Home-based child care providers who care for at least one school-age child (age 5 and in kindergarten, or ages 6 through 12) in a home setting for at least 10 hours per week (within the past year).The families must be the primary caregivers of school-age children who receive care in a home-based child care setting for at least 10 hours per week.Exclusion Criteria:Child care providers who do not care for at least one school-age child in a home setting for at least 10 hours per week.Primary caregivers (families) who do not have school-age children who receive child care in a home for at least 10 hours per week.