Evaluation of Early Childhood Education Services: ECE classes

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Evaluation of Early Childhood Education Services
ECE classes workshops

• By CiCi Hoang and Mirthala Santizo
• San Francisco State University
• PA 775

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Program TheoryAbout Our Second Home

• Our Second Home is an Early Childhood Family
  Resource Center located in Daly City, CA.
• Serve the families and children of Daly City and
  surrounding communities
• Goal and Mission - To increase the number of
  children who are able to receive the necessary
  physical and emotional nurturing for their first
  five years of life.

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Program TheoryAbout the Early Childhood
Education Programfor childcare providers

• Workshops on child development-related topics
  (e.g. separation anxiety, healthy eating, family
  yoga) led by in-field experts
• Early Childhood Education (ECE) college classes
  at the family resource center that count toward
  permit certification
• Mental health education and consultation on
  handling emotional and behavioral problems
• Network of childcare provider professionals meet,
  discuss, and share knowledge and experiences

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Program TheoryOSH ECE Impact Theory
Childcare providers have increased knowledge of
and training in child development, enhanced
academic portfolio, enhanced chances of career
advancement
Early Childhood Education Classes
Children have healthy growth development during
1st 5 years of life
Workshops for childcare providers
OSHs Childcare Provider Program
Childcare providers are empowered to resolve
childrens emotional behavioral problems,
thereby creating a calmer class environment for
all
Mental health education and consultation
Childcare providers are better able serve
children their families
Childcare provider professionals network meetings
Childcare providers have access to a support
network as another resource of knowledge and
understanding
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Program TheoryEvaluative Questions

• Do the ECE classes and workshops increase the
  childcare providers knowledge and understanding
  of child development?
• How accessible are the classes and workshops?
  What can OSH do to help increase accessibility?
• What will make childcare providers attend future
  ECE classes and workshops?
• Whats the best way for OSH to communicate with
  childcare providers? What kind of information do
  they want to receive?

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Previous Evaluations

• Kathleen Fletcher, Ed.D. University of San
  Francisco
• Quantitative method phone survey secondary
  data (class grades of students)
• Qualitative method focus group interviews of
  students
• Brian Benson, Sai Seigel, Jesse Wolovoy San
  Francisco State University (SFSU)
• Qualitative method focus group interviews of
  students
• Rachel Lanzerotti
• Qualitative method focus group interviews of
  parents
• Quantitative method phone survey of parents

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Research Method

• Mixed-Model Research Design
• Single group post-test
• x Oe1
• Data Collection
• Qualitative method Conducted two sets of focus
  group interviews of 25 childcare providers
• Quantitative method Conducted brief written
  survey of 25 childcare providers

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Research Method

• ECE program evaluation variables measured
• ECE Classes and Workshops
• Accessibility
• Knowledge and skills learned
• Future attendance
• OSH communication
• Information about all aspects of ECE program

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Data and Analysis Accessibility of Classes

• How convenient did the childcare providers find
  the ECE classes?
• The focus groups participants overall found the
  ECE classes convenient to attend.
• Thoughts on
• Location
• Amenities/Services
• Scheduling

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Data and Analysis Accessibility of Classes

• What could OSH do to make attending classes more
  convenient?
• Location Logistics
• Class Schedule
• Class information

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Data and Analysis Knowledge and Skills Learned
from Classes

• For the childcare providers that have taken
  classes, what did they learn?
• Knowledge Learned
• Family difference and cultures
• How to teach infants
• Different perspective in child care
• How to understand children better
• Child development

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Data and Analysis Knowledge and Skills Learned
from Classes

• How are the childcare providers using what they
  learned in ECE classes?
• Using Knowledge Learned
• Helped them work with their own and other
  children better.
• Made them more conscientious about how they work
• Gave them a better idea of what to expect when
  they have a baby and how to work with their
  family
• Understood that there are cultural differences.
• Found better ways to run their pre-school class.
• Gave them a good resource for getting useful
  childcare information

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Data and Analysis Knowledge and Skills Learned
from Classes

• In the small survey, the participants were asked
  if the ECE classes helped increase their
  understanding of child development.

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Data and Analysis Accessibility of Workshops

• How convenient did the childcare providers find
  the workshops?
• Not many have participated in the workshops
• Location convenient
• Time and days of workshops not convenient for
  all.
• Handouts given out during the workshops were very
  useful and convenient.

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Data and AnalysisAccessibility of Workshops

• What could OSH do to make attending workshops
  more convenient?
• Offer workshops at different times and during the
  weekends
• More bilingual workshops
• More handouts and workshop items
• More advertisement of their workshops

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Data and AnalysisKnowledge and Skills Learned
from Workshops

• For the Childcare Providers that have taken
  workshops, how are they using what they learned?
• Being aware of how they interact with children
• Being aware of how they interacting with
  co-workers
• Work with children that do not know how to read
• Able to deal with parents concerns and complaints
  

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Data and AnalysisKnowledge and Skills Learned
from Workshops

• In the small survey, the participants were asked
  if the workshops helped increase their
  understanding of child development.
• Out of 20 responses. Five did not respond.

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Data and AnalysisFuture Attendance of ECE
classes and Workshops

• What would make the childcare providers likely
  to attend future ECE classes and workshops?
• Class Types
• Class Offerings
• Information
• Amenities
• Scheduling
• Location.

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Data and AnalysisOSH Communication

• What did the childcare providers suggest as the
  best way for OSH to communicate with them in the
  future?
• What types of information would they like to
  receive from OSH?
• Overall, the majority of the class felt that mail
  and email were the best ways to communicate
• i.e. OSH List Serve
• Posting flyers at child care centers and Skyline
  City College.
• Coordinating with Skyline teachers to get OSH
  event information out to the classes

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Conclusion

• The participants were overall very pleased with
  the ECE program at OSH.
• Recommendations for OSH
• Communicate more often to ECE students about the
  ECE classes and workshops offered.
• Collaborate with Skyline Community College and
  teachers to get class and workshop information
  out.
• Work with Skyline Community College on ECE
  classes topics the students are interested in.
• Offer workshops that focus on topics theyre
  interested in.
• Try to incorporate culture, diversity, and other
  languages into the workshops.
• Have workshops at different times, days, and
  locations.