Testing the Effects of the Caregiver Interaction Profile Training on the Interactive Skills of Daycare Providers

The CIP training aims to boost six interactive skills in daycare providers: sensitive responsiveness, respect for children's autonomy, structuring and limit setting, verbal communication, developmental stimulation, and fostering positive peer interactions. The training takes place with 1 or 2 daycare providers at a time, and consists of 5 or 6 weekly sessions, respectively. In individual trainings, sessions 1-3 focus on two skills each, session 4 is a recap of two skills the daycare provider chooses, and the final session is shared with a colleague. In pairwise sessions, session 1 focuses on the first two skills, sessions 2-5 each focus on one skill, and the last session serves as a recap of two skills the daycare providers choose. The training uses a video-feedback method: daycare providers are filmed in interactions with children in daycare, the CIP trainer preselects relevant fragments of video recordings to discuss with the daycare provider(s) during the training sessions.