Title:
The Roving Caregiver Program : a family-based early intervention programme for enhancing early childhood development and parenting
Authors:
Roopnarine, J.L.
,
Hossain, Z.
Year:
2007
Serial number:
109
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Volume:
November
Pages:
25
-
29
ISSN:
1387-9553
Language:
eng
Subject:
Culture, Society and Religion
Keywords:
children
,
poverty
,
aid programmes
Abstract:
The goal of this article is to provide a synopsis of the Roving Caregiver Program (rcp), a home-based intervention programme designed specifically for young Caribbean children who are at risk for
academic and social delays that may be attributed to poverty and inadequate parenting. Three issues are at the core of our discussion: (1) the manner in which the rcp contributes to strengthening the
care environment of young impoverished children at risk for developmental delays; (2) key aspects of the rcp model that may be credited with successful outcomes in children, families and the community; and (3) the main challenges confronting the rcp model as it is being implemented more broadly across different Caribbean nations.
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Region:
Caribbean
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2007 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Document type:
E-article
File:
124153.pdf