Competencies of Infant and Toddler Teachers and Caregivers: A Compendium of Measures. OPRE Report 2020-21

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Title: Competencies of Infant and Toddler Teachers and Caregivers: A Compendium of Measures. OPRE Report 2020-21
Language: English
Authors: Shah, Harshini, Niland, Katherine, Kharsa, Miranda, Caronongan, Pia, Moiduddin, Emily, Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Mathematica
Source: US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
Availability: US Department of Health and Human Services. 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. Tel: 877-696-6775; Tel: 202-619-0257; Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 122
Publication Date: 2020
Contract Number: HHSP233201500035I
HHSP23337021T
Intended Audience: Practitioners
Document Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Preschool Education
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Caregivers, Preschool Teachers, Competence, Early Childhood Education, Job Skills, Measurement Techniques, Teacher Competency Testing, Testing, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Knowledge Level, Teacher Characteristics, Training, Credentials, State Standards, Interpersonal Competence, Interaction, Classroom Environment, Child Care Centers, Rating Scales
Geographic Terms: Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Utah, Vermont, Washington
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Classroom Assessment Scoring System, Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale
Abstract: In 2017, the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) funded Mathematica to conduct the Infant and Toddler Teacher and Caregiver Competencies (ITTCC) project. The project aims to examine existing efforts across states, institutions of higher education, professional organizations, and early care and education (ECE) programs related to competencies for infant and toddler (I/T) teachers and caregivers who work in group settings and build a conceptual foundation to inform future measurement, research, and evaluation. This compendium describes the results of a scan of competency-aligned measures. The purpose of this compendium is to offer the early childhood education field a sense of existing options for assessing competencies for I/T teachers and caregivers who work in group care settings (centers and family child care homes). The measures included in this compendium were identified through prior activities undertaken for the ITTCC project, including the scan of existing competency frameworks and the literature review, and based on additional expert input. For each measure, the authors developed a profile that includes key information about the focus of the measure and how it has been or can be used. Although these profiles are not exhaustive, they include important information about the specific competencies the measures address and how they have been used to assess the competencies of I/T teachers and caregivers.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: ED606740
Database: ERIC
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