Family Day Care Educators' Ability to Support Children's Mental Wellbeing and the Impact of COVID-19

Autor/inn/en	Triandafilidis, Zoi; Old, Ashleigh; Hanstock, Tanya; Fitzpatrick, Sally
Titel	Family Day Care Educators' Ability to Support Children's Mental Wellbeing and the Impact of COVID-19
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 20 (2022) 4, S.510-523 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Triandafilidis, Zoi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X221089565
Schlagwörter	Child Care; Well Being; Mental Health; Professional Training; COVID-19; Pandemics; Child Caregivers; Caregiver Role; Interpersonal Relationship; Child Rearing; Foreign Countries; Experiential Learning; Fear; Anxiety; Work Environment; Family Environment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Berufliche Fachbildung; Berufliche Fortbildung; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Kindererziehung; Ausland; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Furcht; Angst; Arbeitsmilieu; Familienmilieu; Australien
Abstract	The childcare setting is a critical environment to observe, and also influence, children's mental wellbeing. However, little research has examined the experiences and ability of Australian family day care (FDC) educators in supporting children's mental wellbeing. The present study aimed to explore how training, COVID-19, and partnerships influence FDC educators' ability to promote children's mental wellbeing. Seven FDC educators engaged in semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis identified six themes. These were (1) "more than a babysitter"; (2) "experience is the best teacher"; (3) "close and supportive relationships," which included "a sense of exile as a subordinate theme"; (4) "it takes a village to raise a child"; (5) "fear and uncertainty"; and (6) "business and relational difficulties." The research suggests that support for FDC educators through adequate training and strong partnerships more effectively promotes children's mental wellbeing. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01