Evaluating the impact of educator training on educators and children attending early childhood education centres in Western Sydney

Not Applicable

• Conditions: anguage developmental delay; Language developmental delay; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001271897
• Lead Sponsor: Western Sydney Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-09-20
• Study Completion: 2021-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 12 September 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

This study will include educator (adult) and child participants. Inclusion criteria for both are listed below
- Educators: Only educators enrolled to participate in the Training will be eligible for the current study. Inclusion criteria for educators will include consent to participate in all stages of the study and anticipated completion of the Training program. No limitations on educator participation will be made based on prior training or level of education.
- Children: Inclusion criteria for child participants are: (1) aged 24-42 months and attend the consenting educator’s early childhood education centre at least one day per week, (2) no parental concerns about speech and/or language development, (3) no concerns identified based on the child’s performance on the Communication section of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ; Squires, Bricker & Twombly, 2009) completed with a parent in an initial phone call, and (4) no concerns identified based on the Preschool Language Scales Screener (PLS; Zimmerman, Steiner, & Pond, 2011) completed via videoconference by a speech pathologist at the child’s centre. Eligibility will be confirmed after consent has been received from interested parents and the child’s screening has been completed.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified