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Table 13. Comparison of Mean Number of Challenges Reported on Item 39 by Center-Based and Family Child Care Participants at Follow-Up
Table 14. Comparison of Mean Number of Challenges Reported on Items 38 and 39 by Coaching Status
Center
Licensed Home t
df
0.855 (1.260) 0.474 (0.840) 4.089* 317.95
Coaching No Coaching t
df
Item 38. Challenges faced creating healthy practices or routines.
Baseline 1.75 (2.00) 1.42 (1.55) -2.198* 596
Follow-Up 1.70 (1.90) 1.67 (1.90) ns 600
Item 39. Challenges faced creating written rules or guidelines about healthy practices.
Baseline Follow-Up
0.85 (1.25) 0.82 (1.24)
0.62 (0.98)
0.72 (1.13)
-2.489* 598
ns 598
*p<.05
At baseline, there were also significant differences in the mean number of challenges reported by providers who received coaching and those who did not receive coaching. Composite scores were created by summing the number of challenges each provider reported for items 38 and 39 and independent samples t-tests were conducted to identify differences in the mean number of challenges provided in each area. On average, participants who received coaching reported a greater number of challenges at baseline than those who did not receive coaching in regards to creating healthy practices or routines and in creating written rules or guidelines. This finding is important to consider In light of the findings throughout this report demonstrating no significant differences in policies and practices at follow-up between CHLA CC training participants who received coaching and those who did not receive coaching. It is possible that those who received CHLA CC coaching sought out or more readily agreed to receive coaching because they were facing a greater number of challenges in the areas targeted by the CHLA CC program than participants who did not participate in coaching. Therefore, when analyses were conducted to examine whether participants who received coaching experienced greater positive change than participants who did not receive coaching, the number of challenges experienced at baseline may have confounded the results. As described in earlier sections of this report, there were many positive changes in providers’ policies and practices between baseline and follow-up. However, when analyses were conducted to determine if participants who had received coaching experienced greater positive change than participants who received no coaching, no effects of coaching were found. If participants who received coaching had less
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