Research on the STEPS program

Our research seeks to examine the lived experiences of FCC providers and describe strengths, barriers and challenges in order to increase understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of teaching and learning in diverse cultural communities. An additional goal is to use what we have learned from the STEPS program to inform replication efforts, scaling pathways, and policy change recommendations.

• “I help them see their potential”: The role of Cultural Navigators in Supporting the Professional Development of Immigrant and Refugee Family Childcare Providers
• Examining the tensions between cultural models of care in family childcare and quality rating improvement systems
• Coming soon in the Journal of Early Chidhood Research: ! "We need to try to go higher": An examination of Somali family child care providers' participation in a professional development program in the United States.