Universal screening to promote early identification of developmental delays: exploring childcare providers’ beliefs and practices

Andrea Boh; LeAnne D Johnson

doi:10.1080/03004430.2016.1278369

Universal screening to promote early identification of developmental delays: exploring childcare providers’ beliefs and practices

Andrea Boh, LeAnne D Johnson

Educational Psychology

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Abstract

Despite the availability of tools for conducting universal developmental screening, only a fraction of children who could benefit from early intervention services are actually identified before reaching school age. Childcare providers are in a unique position to enhance early identification efforts. A web-based survey was distributed to all licensed childcare providers (centre- and family-based) throughout one Midwestern state to learn about their beliefs and practices associated with universal screening. Preliminary results, based on 1565 responses, indicate that only 16.3% of licensed childcares are conducting developmental screening. However, 54% reported believing it to be part of their role. In addition to this discrepancy, beliefs about their role in developmental screening were also related to other practices that are associated with early identification efforts. Implications and suggestions for practice and policy changes related to early, universal developmental screening in childcare are discussed relative to existing belief systems and professional development needs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1694-1708
Number of pages	15
Journal	Early Child Development and Care
Volume	188
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1278369
State	Published - Dec 2 2018

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Funding Information:
This project was made possible by a partnership between the University of Minnesota’s Leadership in Education and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (LEND) program, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [grant number #T73MC12835-03-00], and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with funding from the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Grant awarded to MDH from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [grant number H25MC00276].

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Early identification
childcare
developmental screening
universal screening

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