PlayReadVIP in Family Child Care

Adaptation of the PlayReadVIP Intervention to the Family Child Care (FCC) Environment

This study uses a mixed-methods, single-group pretest-posttest design to evaluate (1) implementation outcomes (acceptability, adoption, fidelity) and (2) preliminary changes associated with delivery of the adapted PlayReadVIP intervention in Family Care Center (FCC) settings.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Caregiver-Child Interaction; Child Learning
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: PlayReadVIP

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 240
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Denise Mazzuchelli; Phone Number: 917-890-1073; Email: Denise.Mazzuchelli@nyulangone.org
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Jade Turbides; Phone Number: 917-890-1073; Email: Jade.turbides@nyulangone.org

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10016
      • Recruiting
      • NYU Langone Health

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Family childcare provider or assistant in MARC Network who cares for children who are 0-5 years of age
• English or Spanish-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 years old
• Does not speak English or Spanish

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: FCC Providers + Assistants; Family child care providers and their assistants.	Behavioral: PlayReadVIP; PlayReadVIP (formerly the Video Interaction Project) is an intervention that uses a strengths-based reflective-practice model to coach parents on positive parenting interactions with their children during book reading and play.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Provider Self-Efficacy	Provider self-efficacy is measured using the Beliefs About Parent Support for Early Literacy Scale (BPSES). The BPSES consists of items assessing providers' confidence in managing children's behavior and supporting children's development. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly disagree to Strongly agree. The total score is calculated by summing all five items, and ranges from 5 to 25, with higher scores indicating greater provider self-efficacy.	Pre-Intervention (Baseline), Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)
Provider Perceptions of Children's Literacy Practices	The Provider Perception survey was developed by the NYULH PlayReadVIP research team and includes frequency-based items assessing how often children in the provider's care engage in literacy-related behaviors, social interaction, communication, sustained attention during reading, and challenging behaviors. Each item is rated on a 10-point Likert scale from 0-9. The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0-72, with higher scores indicating greater frequency of the specified behaviors.	Pre-Intervention (Baseline), Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)
Cognitive Stimulation in the Caregiving Environment	The StimQ-2 is a standardized, validated caregiver-report measure designed to assess the quality and frequency of cognitive stimulation activities provided to children in early childcare settings. The instrument includes 5-point Likert scale from 0-5 across multiple domains, including shared reading practices, caregiver teaching activities, verbal responsiveness, and availability of developmentally appropriate learning materials. The highest total StimQ Score is 39 and the lowest is 0. Higher scores indicate greater provision of cognitive stimulation within the caregiving environment.	Pre-Intervention (Baseline), Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Provider Job Stress	The Child Care Worker Job Stress Inventory (CCW-JSI) is a survey that includes items drawn from three domains: job demands, job resources, and job control. Items are rated on a 5-point frequency scale ranging from 1-5; the total score is calculated as the sum of item responses and ranges from 51 to 255; higher scores indicate greater provider-reported job stress.	Pre-Intervention (Baseline), Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)
Caregiver-Child Interaction Quality: Adult Behavior	Adult Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI) is an observational measure that assesses adult behaviors across multiple domains, including enhancing children's attention to text, promoting interactive reading and supporting comprehension, and use of literacy-supporting strategies. Each item is rated on a scale from 0-3; the total score is the average of all responses and ranges from 0-3, with higher scores indicating greater caregiver-child interactions.	Pre-Intervention (Baseline), Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)
Caregiver-Child Interaction Quality: Child Behavior	Adult Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI) is an observational measure that assesses adult behaviors across multiple domains, including enhancing children's attention to text, promoting interactive reading and supporting comprehension, and use of literacy-supporting strategies. Each item is rated on a scale from 0-3; the total score is the average of all responses and ranges from 0-3, with higher scores indicating greater caregiver-child interactions.	Pre-Intervention (Baseline), Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)
Classroom Quality	The Climate of Healthy Interactions for Learning and Development (CHILD) is a standardized observational measure that includes structured observation of classroom practices across nine domains, including transitions, directions and rules, social and emotional learning, adult awareness, adult affect, adult cooperation, adult-child interactions, individualized and developmentally appropriate practices, and child behaviors. The measure consists of 28 easily observable items, scored on a 5-point anchored Likert scale ranging from -2 (very undermining) to +2 (very promoting). The score range is then -2 to +2, with higher score indicating more promoting behavior.	Pre-Intervention (Baseline), Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)
Provider-Rated Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility of Intervention	After completing all the intervention sessions (up to 3), the provider completes a Provider/Assistant Feedback survey developed by the NYULH PlayReadVIP research team, assessing the acceptability of the intervention. Each item is rated on a 10-point Likert scale from 0-9. The total score ranges from 0-99; higher scores indicate greater overall acceptability of the intervention.	Post-Intervention Session (Day 1 up to Day 30, approximately)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Alan Mendelsohn, MD, NYU Langone Health

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 27, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 17, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): March 23, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 1, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 28, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 25-00532

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No