Abstract
Objective
To examine contextual factors that may influence child care providers’ motivators
for attending nutrition-related training and their preferences and barriers to attending
professional development training.
Design
Cross-sectional survey completed between January and April 2017.
Setting
Licensed child care programs (n = 1,490) across urban and rural Nebraska.
Participants
Child care center directors (n = 336) and family child care home providers (n = 1,154).
Main Outcome Measure(s)
Motivators, preferences, and barriers of child care providers for attending professional
development.
Analysis
Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted.
Results
Top motivators for attending nutrition-related training included meeting licensure
requirements and improving job performance. Child care providers most commonly selected
preferences for receiving training included in-person and online delivery. Top barriers
to obtaining training were schedule conflicts, accessibility, and cost. Child care
centers and participants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment in Child Care (Go NAP SACC) were more likely to be motivated by licensure requirements. Rural providers
were also more likely to report barriers such as inability to travel and limited access
to training. Results revealed that child care type, geographic location, CACFP and
Go NAP SACC participation can influence child care providers’ motivators, preferences,
and barriers to attending training.
Conclusions And Implications
Results highlight the importance of offering professional development training that
best fits child care providers’ needs and preferences.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 08, 2019
Accepted:
September 15,
2019
Footnotes
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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