Degree Date
3-2023
Document Type
Dissertation - Public Access
Degree Name
Ed.D. Doctor of Education
Academic Discipline
Teaching and Learning
First Advisor
Ayn Keneman
Second Advisor
Teri Talan
Third Advisor
Stuart Carrier
Abstract
This research aimed to increase the awareness of licensed family childcare programs and use the viewpoints of four stakeholder groups to construct recommended best practices. These best practices are crucial for supporting effective business practices and providing high-quality services to their stakeholders. Online surveys and virtual interviews were used to acquire the stakeholders' perspectives. The collected data revealed three principal thematic codes: family childcare provider, family childcare business, and family childcare environment. Within these three codes, the family childcare program's areas of improvement, inconsistencies, and strengths were identified and evaluated to construct recommended professional and business best practices. Some of the categories of recommended best practices included professional development, professional identity, marketing, and business techniques, all valuable in supporting high-quality, licensed family childhood programs.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Yvonne S., "Exploring Attitudes of Four Groups of Stakeholders Toward Family Childcare and Recommending Best Practices to Promote Positive Experiences" (2023). Dissertations. 745.
https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/745
Included in
Early Childhood Education Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education Commons