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From: What Influences Parental Engagement in Early Intervention? Parent, Program and Community Predictors of Enrolment, Retention and Involvement

  Infant group program Toddler group program Home coaching (infant and toddler)
Child age range at commencement 6–12 months 12–36 months 6–12 months (infant); 12–36 months (toddler)
Delivery setting Community venue Community venue Home
Format Maternal & Child Health (MCH) parenting group Supported playgroup (parent and child attended) Individual
No of sessions offered 6 10 6
Duration of session 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours
Program content (5 domains) Opportunities for child learning via everyday parent-child interactions, stimulating home environment, parent self-care, parenting confidence, connectedness to community and services
Mode of delivery Facilitated group discussion Incidental learning opportunities in individual and small group interactions Coaching DVD and filmed in-home practice
Facilitator MCH nurse or MCH service worker Community worker/playgroup facilitator MCH nurse or community worker
Facilitator training 2-day group training plus individual post-training support 2-day group training plus individual post-training support 2-day group training plus individual post-training support