Evaluation of the CHIME Intervention for Improving Early Head Start/Head Start Educator Well-being (CHIME)
Health, Subjective, Work Related Stress, Compassion
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Health, Subjective focused on measuring Mindfulness, Social-emotional learning, Self-compassion, Early care and education, Teacher well-being, Head Start
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: There are 3 types of participants included in this study: Early Head Start/Head Start education staff who work at one of the partner sites; parents of children attending EHS or HS; children attending EHS or HS and enrolled in the classroom of a participating EHS/HS educator. Inclusion criteria for each of these groups are as follows: Early Head Start and Head Start Educators: Provision of signed and dated informed consent form in Docusign Currently employed as a lead or assistant educator for >20 hours per week in a participating Head Start or Early Head Start center Stated intention to participate in the CHIME intervention All genders; age 19 and older Able to complete activities in English Parents Provision of electronically (in Docusign) /manually signed informed consent form All genders Age 19 and older is Parent or legal guardian of child enrolled in the classroom of a EHS/HS educator participating in the study Able to complete activities Children Provision of electronically signed informed consent form by parent/legal guardian All genders; aged < 6 years Enrolled in the classroom of a EHS/HS educator participating in the study If > 3 years, ability to complete study activities in English or with translation support Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria for each of the study groups are as follows: Early Head Start and Head Start Educators: Does not currently work at a participating HS/EHS center younger than 19 years of age Parents Not a parent/legal guardian of a child in an EHS/HS classroom younger than 19 years of age Children NA, although children less than 3 years will not complete the self-regulation tasks These exclusion criteria are essential to the design of the study. The population of interest is EHS/HS education staff (e.g., teachers) working within centers that have agreed to participate in the evaluation of CHIME. The legal age of majority in Nebraska is age 19 years.
Sites / Locations
- University of Nebraska-LincolnRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Receives CHIME
Wait-listed comparison
Half of the educators participating in the trial will be assigned to this condition. CHIME is an 8-week, mindfulness and self-compassion based intervention that teaches educators strategies to enhance socioemotional learning in the classroom. The primary endpoints are: educator mindfulness and self-compassion, educator emotional regulation, educator heart rate variability, educator wellbeing and socio-emotional learning, and educator responsiveness, support, and sensitivity in the classroom. The secondary endpoints are: child self-regulation and social skills and family-school relationships.
Half of the HS/EHS educators will be assigned to a waitlisted control group. Specifically, these educators will be scheduled to receive the intervention after a 6-month waiting period. During the interim period, they will complete the same assessments as Arm 1, but will continue to receive 'business as usual' support and professional development through typical Head Start/EHS programming.