Can coaching childcare teachers boost baby brains?
NCT ID NCT06312358
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a professional development program for teachers in Early Head Start classrooms. Ten teachers attended workshops and received weekly coaching to improve their use of evidence-based practices. The goal was to see if the training was feasible and acceptable, and whether it improved classroom quality for infants and toddlers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- professional development training (workshops and coaching sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical way to boost early childhood development in childcare settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on teacher behavior, not direct child outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must currently work in an early childhood classroom serving children between 8-36 months of age. * Participants must work in the role of a teacher or teacher assistant in an Early Head Start location. * Participants must be willing to participate in two 60-90-minute trainings/workshops. * Participants must be willing to participate in eight follow-up job-embedded coaching sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Works in a childcare setting outside of the Baltimore metro area * Non-English speaking
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, 21211, United States
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