Self-Paced Online Training on Healthy Beverage Policy for Child Care Providers
Danielle L Lee1, Abbey Alkon2, Kaela Plank1
1Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Oakland, CA.
Objective:
Determine if online training for child care providers increases knowledge and awareness of and adherence to California's Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act (AB2084) policy.
Design:
Cluster, randomized controlled trial with 2 intervention groups and 1 control group.
Setting:
Licensed child care centers and family child care homes.
Participants:
Child care providers in 3 California regions.
Intervention:
Thirty-minute, self-paced online training in English or Spanish, with or without 6-months of ongoing technical assistance.
Main Outcomes Measured:
Providers' self-reported knowledge and awareness of and adherence to AB2084 at baseline, after 1 and 6 months.
Analysis:
Generalized estimating equations and generalized linear models, adjusted for the percentage of children on child care subsidies and region.
Results:
Outcomes were similar between groups receiving and not receiving technical assistance. Providers receiving training (both intervention groups combined) experienced larger increases in knowledge (P = 0.002 and P = 0.003) and awareness (P = 0.004 and P = 0.001) of AB2084 compared with the control group after 1 and 6 months. All groups reported pre-post increases in adherence to AB2084.
Conclusions And Implications:
A brief online training supports increased knowledge and awareness of healthy beverage policy among child care providers. The training is available online and is free for California child care providers.
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