Table 1.

Summary of instruments used in the Minipally study

Outcome measures
Concepts	Type and Source of measure	Instrument	Time of assessment
Primary outcomes
Child Behaviors	Questionnaire, rated by childcare’ educators Questionnaire, rated by parents	Child Behavior Questionnaire (BEH, 24)	Pre and post-intervention
Opposition
Hyperactivity
Prosociality
Inattention
Agression
Child’ agressive and prosocial behaviors	Observed and rated by research assistant	Observational tool designed for the study	Pre and post-intervention; at Child Care Services
Stress	Salivary cortisol, collected by research assitant	Biological samples	Pre and post-intervention; at Child Care Services
			Child Care Arrival (7 h30-10 h)
			Before Lunch (10 h30-12 h)
			30 min after napping in the afternoon (14 h–16 h)
Secondary outcomes
Educational interactions with the children	Observed and rated by research assistant	Caregiver Interaction Scale (29)	Pre and post-intervention; at Child Care Services
Severity
Detachment
Permissiveness
Harshness
Educator’s behaviors with each child	Questionnaire, rated by childcare’ educators	Pacotis (30)	Pre and post-intervention
Potential confounding variables
Sociodemographic information	Questionnaire, rated by child’ parents	Questionnaire designed for the study	Pre and post-intervention
Child’ General Health	Questionnaire, rated by child’ parents	Questionnaire designed for the study	Pre and post-intervention
Child’ Stressful Life Events	Questionnaire, rated by child’ parents	Stressful Life Event Questionnaire	Pre and post-intervention