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Provider Trainings
complete an evaluation. Hence, some of the numbers reported are based on the
250 participants who attended the trainings and signed-in to the workshop via the sign-in sheet, while other numbers are based on the 228 who completed an evaluation form.
About the Participants
As seen in Figure 1, of the 250 participants who attended the trainings, 60% identified as family early care and education providers, 11% as license-exempt providers, 4% as center- based staff, and 3% as R&R staff. Most of the participants who responded Other to this question were potential providers or assistants who did not specify what type of child care program they worked in. Fifteen percent of the participants did not provide this information.
The largest groups of early
care and education providers
who took part in the trainings
were 46 years or older (42.1%)
identified as Latino or
Hispanic (53.9%), reported
their primary language as
Spanish (43.9%), served
children under 3 years old
(50.4%), and were family early
care and education providers
(59.6%). On average, early
care and education providers
served 6.8 families (range 0–
72.) The participants who
reported serving the larger number of families were center-based staff. On average, providers who served children under age 3 served 3.4 children in this age group. Providers who served children 3–5 years old served on average 4.5 children in this age group, and providers who served children 6 years or older served 3.0 children in that age group. See Table 12 for complete demographic breakdown of training participants.
Did the Trainings Impact Participant Knowledge?
A total of 228 (91%) participants completed an evaluation form used to measure change in knowledge or awareness in 10 different areas of emergency preparedness and response. CCRC examined the following areas: knowledge of how to plan and prepare for a variety of emergencies and disasters, knowledge of how to make and use a disaster plan, knowledge on how to keep information needed for an emergency current, knowledge of how to keep information such as what is
14.4% 7.6%
11.6%
2.8% 4.0%
59.6%
Resource and Referral Center-Based Staff Family Child Care License-Exempt
Other
Did Not Respond
Figure 1. Training Participants
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