Easing Infants’ Transition to Center-Based Child Care Using a Video-Feedback Intervention for Professional Caregivers and Parents: A Feasibility Study

Abstract

The current study investigated the feasibility and potential indications for effectiveness of the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting – Transition to Infant Child Care (VIPP-TICC), which aims to promote professional caregivers’ sensitivity and ease the transition to child care for infants and their parents. In total, 11 infants, professional caregivers and parents participated; four triads were randomly assigned to the intervention group and seven to the control group. The content, practical aspects and impact of the VIPP-TICC on the professional caregiver, infant and parent, as well as the alliance with the intervener were overall positively evaluated by professional caregivers and parents. Despite these positive evaluations, descriptive statistics of the pre- and post-test assessments did not point to indications for differences in professional caregivers’ sensitivity, infant well-being and attachment security to the professional caregiver in favor of the intervention group. Regarding parents, the descriptive statistics suggested a somewhat higher decrease in maternal separation anxiety over time, and slightly higher levels of perceived quality of care towards the infant in the intervention group. The current study indicates that especially the implementation of a single session with the professional caregiver and parent might be an interesting direction for further research and practice.

Authors 5

1. Claudia I. Vrijhof
2. Sanne M. de Vet Aachen Institute of Education and Child Studies

   Leiden University

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   Institute of Education and Child Studies , Leiden University , Leiden , the Netherlands

   Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

3. Shelley van der Veek Aachen Institute of Education and Child Studies

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Education and Child Studies , Leiden University , Leiden , the Netherlands

   Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

4. H.J.A. van Bakel

   Tilburg University

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   Department of TRANZO , Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences , Tilburg University , Tilburg , the Netherlands

5. Harriet J. Vermeer corresponding Aachen Institute of Education and Child Studies

   Leiden University · Tilburg University

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   Institute of Education and Child Studies , Leiden University , Leiden , the Netherlands

   Department of TRANZO, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands

   Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands