Do intervention programs in child care promote the quality of caregiver-child interactions? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Prevention Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 259-273

  Werner, Claudia D ^a   Linting, Mariëlle ^a   Vermeer, Harriet J ^a   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child care quality; Child social emotional development; Intervention; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFANT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INFANT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85008472790     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: 15736695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-015-0602-7     Document Type: Article

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