Academics

Juliet Bromer

Research Professor

Education

B.A., Columbia University, New York
M.S. in education, Bank Street College of Education, New York
Ph.D. in human development, University of Chicago, Chicago

Area of Expertise

Research interests

Workforce development and quality improvement in home-based child care settings, relationship-based approaches to professional development, family and community support roles of child care providers, and the role of family-provider relationships in early care and education.

Professional Highlights

Research Projects

Research on Family Child Care Networks

Research on Family Engagement

Select publications

Bromer, J., Porter, T., Melvin, S., & Ragonese-Barnes, M. (2021). Family Child Care Educators’ Perspectives on Leaving, Staying, and Entering the Field: Findings from the Multi-State Study of Family Child Care Decline and Supply. Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FCD_DeclineStudy_2021.pdf
Porter, T., Ragonese-Barnes, M., Melvin, S., & Bromer, J. (2021). Family child care educators speak out: A research-to-policy brief from the Multi-State Study of Family Child Care Decline and Supply. Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FCCEducatorsSpeakOut_2021_BRIEF.pdf
Porter, T., Ragonese-Barnes, M., Melvin, S., Baquedano, J., & Bromer, J. (2021). Familia cuidado de niños los educadores hablan: Un informe de investigación a política del Estudio Multiestatal sobre el Deterioro y la Oferta de Cuidado Infantil Familiar. Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FCCEducatorsSpeakOut_2021_BRIEF_Spanish.pdf
Bromer, J., Porter, T., Jones, C., Ragonese-Barnes, M., & Orland, J. (2021). Quality in home-based child care: A review of selected literature, OPRE Report # 2021-136, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HBCCSQ_LiteratureReview_2021-Remediated.pdf
Porter, T., Ragonese-Barnes, M., & Bromer, J. (2021). Building comprehensive home-based child care networks: Evaluation Toolkit. Home Grown and Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HomeGrown-Erikson-EVALUATION-TOOLKIT.pdf
Bromer, J., Melvin, S., Porter, T., & Ragonese-Barnes, M. (2021). The shifting supply of regulated family child care in the U.S.: A literature review and conceptual model. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The_shifting_supply_of_regulated_FCC_in_the_US_2021_LITREVIEW.pdf
Porter, T., Ragonese-Barnes, M., Melvin, S., & Bromer, J. (2021). Understanding the shifting supply of regulated family child care in the U.S.: A research-to-policy brief. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Understanding_the_shifting_supply_of_regulated_FCC_in_the_US_2021_BRIEF.pdf
Porter, T., Bromer, J., Melvin, S., Ragonese-Barnes, M., & Molloy, P. (2020). Family child care providers: Unsung heroes in the COVID-19 crisis. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Family-Child-Care-Providers_Unsung-Heroes-in-the-COVID-19-Crisis.pdf
Porter, T., Bromer, J., Melvin, S., Ragonese-Barnes, M., Baquedano, J., & Molloy, P. (2020). Provedores de cuidado infantil familiar: Heroes desconocidos en la crisis del COVID-19. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute.https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Provedores-de-Cuidado-Infantil-Familiar_Heroes-Desconocidos-en-la-Crisis-del-COVID-19.pdf
Bromer, J., Ragonese-Barnes, M., & Porter, T. (2020). Inside family child care networks: Supporting quality and sustainability. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Inside-FCC-networks-Case-Studies-2020.pdf
Porter, T., & Bromer, J. (2020). Delivering services to meet the needs of home-based child care providers: Findings from the director interviews sub-study of the National Study of Family Child Care Networks. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Delivering-Services-to-Meet-the-Needs-of-HBCC-National-Study-of-Family-Child-Care-Network.pdf
Bromer, J., Molloy, P., Porter, T.B., & Reardon, M. (2020). Erikson Institute’s Family Child Care Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative Pilot: Lessons Learned. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Lessons-Learned-Brief-2020.pdf
Bromer, J. & Porter, T.B. (2019). Mapping the Family Child Care Network Landscape: Findings from the National Study of Family Child Care Networks. Chicago, IL: Herr Research Center, Erikson Institute.
Executive summary: https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FCC-Network-Landscape_Executive-Summary_Erikson-Institute_Jan2019.pdf
Full Technical Report: https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FCC-Network-Landscape_Technical-Report_Erikson-Institute_Jan2019.pdf
Statistical Tables: https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FCC-Network-Landscape_Statistical-Tables_Erikson-Institute_Jan2019.pdf
Bromer, J. & Porter, T.B. (2017). Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Research-Informed Strategy for Supporting High-Quality Family Child Care. National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, Office of Child Care. https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/fcc_networks_brief_0.pdf
Bromer, J. & Korfmacher, J. (2017). Providing high-quality support services to home-based child care: A conceptual model and literature review. Early education and development. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10409289.2016.1256720
Bromer, J. & Weaver, C. (2016). Supporting family child care and quality improvement: findings from an exploratory survey of Illinois child care resource and referral agency staff. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 10 (4). https://ijccep.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40723-016-0020-8
Bromer, J., McCabe, L.A., & Porter, T. (2013). Special section on understanding and improving quality in family child care: Introduction and commentary. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28 (4), 875-879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.08.003
Bromer, J. & Bibbs, T. (2011) Relationship-based professional development for support staff and quality improvement in family child care: From research to program development. Zero to Three Special Issue on Family Child Care.
Bromer, J., Paulsell, D., Porter, T., Weber, R., Henly, J., & Ramsburg, D. (2011). Family-sensitive caregiving: A key component of quality in early care and education. In M. Zaslow, K. Tout, T. Halle, & I. Martinez-Beck (Eds.), Next Steps in the Measurement of Quality in Early Childhood Settings. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing

Juliet Bromer, PhD, Research Professor, is a nationally-recognized expert on home-based child care (HBCC) and has conducted seminal research on the supply, quality, and support of HBCC providers that has influenced public policy and program implementation across the U.S. Bromer has a long history of collaborating with and advising federal childcare and early education initiatives as well as state and community partners around HBCC research and evaluation and translating research into policy and practice. Current foundation- and government-funded projects include research on quality in family, friend and neighbor care, nontraditional hour child care quality and working conditions, and state PreK systems and local infrastructure support for the home-based child care workforce. Bromer received her M.S. in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education and her Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of Chicago.

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