The assessor enters a plus sign for each item if the behavior is observed or reported and a minus sign if it is not. Subscale and total inventory scores are derived by counting the number of plus signs. Scores are given at the time of observation, with no interpretation required after the visit.The summary sheet provides the scores that fall into the lowest quartile, the middle half, and the upper quartile. Homes with scores in the lowest quartile are considered environments that pose an increased risk to children’s development. However, the authors recommend that the interviewer take notes while chatting with the parent and/or record information gleaned from the ice-breaker questions on the child and the family in order to provide a context for interpreting the HOME Inventory scores. In addition, the assessor should pay attention to patterns across the subscales; such patterns may provide information for use in developing and structuring an intervention. Please note that this tool is proprietary and may only be obtained by contacting the creators of the tool below.
The Home Inventory Scales And Questionnaires
However, there is a score summary form available for use in ETO.The HOME inventory is intended for use by researchers and practitioners and is designed to measure the quality and extent of stimulation available to a child in the home environment. Both interaction and the physical environment are assessed. Several versions of the HOME are available to include: Infant/Toddler (IT) HOME for children birth to 3, Early Childhood (EC) HOME for children ages 3 to 6, and Middle Childhood (MC) HOME for children ages 6 to 10 years of age. The Supplement to the HOME for Impoverished Families (SHIF) is also available for use.The Infant Toddler-HOME (IT-HOME) is composed of 45 items. Higher total HOME scores indicate a more enriched home environment.
Versions of the HOME Inventory for use in family child care homes are described. The Infant/Toddler version is designed for use when children are less than 3 years old; the Early Childhood version for children ages 3-6. Psychometric characteristics of the child care versions of HOME are similar to the psychometric characteristics found for the original HOME used to measure the family environment. Child Care HOME scores were strongly related to intensive observational measures of behavior among child care providers and to measures of physical and organizational aspects of the environment. Because the inventories take less time and training to administer than most current measures of family child care, they may provide a way for licensing workers and others responsible for maintaining quality in child care to obtain useful information about this widely used but minimally monitored form of non-parental care. Abstract = 'Versions of the HOME Inventory for use in family child care homes are described. The Infant/Toddler version is designed for use when children are less than 3 years old; the Early Childhood version for children ages 3-6.
Psychometric characteristics of the child care versions of HOME are similar to the psychometric characteristics found for the original HOME used to measure the family environment. Child Care HOME scores were strongly related to intensive observational measures of behavior among child care providers and to measures of physical and organizational aspects of the environment. Because the inventories take less time and training to administer than most current measures of family child care, they may provide a way for licensing workers and others responsible for maintaining quality in child care to obtain useful information about this widely used but minimally monitored form of non-parental care.' TY - JOURT1 - The Child Care HOME InventoriesT2 - Assessing the quality of family child care homesAU - Bradley, RobertAU - Caldwell, Bettye M.AU - Corwyn, Robert F.PY - 2003/9Y1 - 2003/9N2 - Versions of the HOME Inventory for use in family child care homes are described. The Infant/Toddler version is designed for use when children are less than 3 years old; the Early Childhood version for children ages 3-6. Psychometric characteristics of the child care versions of HOME are similar to the psychometric characteristics found for the original HOME used to measure the family environment.
Child Care HOME scores were strongly related to intensive observational measures of behavior among child care providers and to measures of physical and organizational aspects of the environment. Because the inventories take less time and training to administer than most current measures of family child care, they may provide a way for licensing workers and others responsible for maintaining quality in child care to obtain useful information about this widely used but minimally monitored form of non-parental care.AB - Versions of the HOME Inventory for use in family child care homes are described.
Home Inventory Administration Manual Caldwell Bradley Ca
The Infant/Toddler version is designed for use when children are less than 3 years old; the Early Childhood version for children ages 3-6. Psychometric characteristics of the child care versions of HOME are similar to the psychometric characteristics found for the original HOME used to measure the family environment. Child Care HOME scores were strongly related to intensive observational measures of behavior among child care providers and to measures of physical and organizational aspects of the environment.