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Findings from the Survey of Early Head Start Programs: Communities, programs, and families: Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A study providing a descriptive snapshot of characteristics of Early Head Start programs, including 1) community and family characteristics, 2) programs' approaches to service delivery, 3) program management and staff, 4) program partnerships, and 5) differences among different subgroups of programs, based on a survey of programs to collective quantitative data and site visits to a subsample of programs for in-depth qualitative data collection

Reports & Papers

Learning as we go: A first snapshot of Early Head Start programs, staff, families, and children: Vol. I. First report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, February, 2011
(OPRE 2011-7). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A profile of the characteristics of Early Head Start children and families, their home and Early Head Start program environments, and program services and staff in spring 2009, based on data collected from a nationally representative sample of 89 Early Head Start programs and 976 parents of 194 newborns and 782 1-year-olds, as part of the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey, or Baby FACES

Reports & Papers

Learning as we go: A first snapshot of Early Head Start programs, staff, families, and children: Vol. II. Technical appendices
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, February, 2011
(OPRE 2011-7). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Methodological appendices for the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey, or Baby FACES, a profile of the characteristics of Early Head Start children and families, their home and Early Head Start program environments, and program services and staff in spring 2009

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Using vouchers to deliver social services: Considerations based on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program experiences
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, November 02, 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

An examination of the role of voucher systems in delivering social services through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, based on interviews with state program administrators, conversations with local area staff, and in-depth site visits and case studies

Reports & Papers

Using vouchers to deliver social services: Learning from the goals, uses, and key elements of existing federal voucher programs
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, March 30, 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

An overview of the role of voucher systems in delivering social services, including child care, with descriptions of how vouchers currently are used in public programs

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