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