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Are two years better than one year?: A propensity score analysis of the impact of Head Start program duration on children's school performance in kindergarten A comparison of academic and social outcomes by the end of kindergarten between children who attended Head Start for two years and the ones who attended for one year, based on data from 1,778 Head Start children from the Family and Child Experience Survey (FACES) |
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The competent early childhood mental health specialist A summary of a comparison of competencies for early childhood mental health specialists developed by groups of professionals in California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Vermont |
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Creating a workforce in early childhood mental health: Defining the competent specialist A comparison of competencies for early childhood mental health specialists developed by groups of professionals in California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Vermont |
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Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project This project involves both a cross-site national study and local longitudinal studies of low-income families with young children in Early Head Start sites in 17 communities in the United States. The project was funded in two waves: Birth to Three (1996-2001) and Pre-Kindergarten Follow-Up (2001-2004). The five major components of the project are: an implementation study, an impact evaluation, local research studies, policy studies, and efforts toward continuous program improvement. The implementation study assessed the level and quality of implementation of EHS at each site, as well as variations across sites, with regard to five program areas: child development and health care; family partnerships; community involvement and partnerships; staff development; and program management. Results include a profile of each of the 17 research programs, their services and expected outcomes. The information gathered was critical for the development of the impact evaluation analyses and the identification of pathways to full implementation. The impact evaluation followed a random assignment, longitudinal design to examine how child, parent and family outcomes were influenced by EHS programs, as well as by variations in program approaches and community contexts, program implementation and services, and the characteristics of children and their families. The third component involves 16 local research projects conducted by 15 university-based researchers who partnered with Early Head Start research programs. Designed to investigate the unique outcomes and program functions of each Early Head Start program, these longitudinal studies continue through the second phase of the project, Pre-Kindergarten Follow-up (2001-2004). The policy studies component focuses on issues related to welfare reform, health and disabilities, child-care and fatherhood. The component of continuous program improvement consists of reports and presentations disseminating new information that can help all Early Head Start programs to increase their ability to meet the needs of families. |
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Harder than you think: Determining what works, for whom, and why in early childhood interventions An analysis of intervention programs to determine what makes them successful |
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Head Start program quality: Examination of classroom quality and parent involvement in predicting children's vocabulary, literacy, and mathematics achievement trajectories A study of the relationship between both Head Start classroom quality and parent involvement and children's vocabulary, literacy, and mathematics skills growth from the beginning of Head Start through the end of first grade, based on a secondary data analysis of Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 1997 data |
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The helping relationship and program participation in early childhood home visiting A study of parent ratings of their relationships with Early Head Start (EHS) home visitation staff, and a study of the association between their satisfaction with these relationships and satisfaction with and participation in EHS, based on data collected from 584 families |
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation An evaluation of Preschool for All, a high-quality, state-funded preschool program for at risk children in Illinois, that examines children's school readiness and developmental outcomes, program characteristics and quality, and staff and participant characteristics, based on a survey of 522 programs located outside of Chicago and on in-depth data, including program quality and child assessment data, collected from 120 of these programs |
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of Preschool for All, a high-quality, state-funded preschool program for at risk children in Illinois, that examines children's school readiness and developmental outcomes, program characteristics and quality, and staff and participant characteristics, based on a survey of 522 programs located outside of Chicago and on in-depth data, including program quality and child assessment data, collected from 120 of these programs |
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Joining communities: The value of an ethnographic approach in early childhood intervention research A description of the contributions that ethnographic methods have made to an evolving partnership between the Family Star Early Head Start (EHS) program in Denver, Colorado and a team of researchers associated with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) |
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National profiles of classroom quality and family involvement: A multilevel examination of proximal influences on Head Start children's school readiness A study of the relationship between Head Start children's school readiness and both classroom quality and family involvement, based on data from 1,870 children, their teachers, and families from the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 1997 |
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Parent involvement in early childhood home visiting Overviews of elements of parental involvement and factors influencing parental involvement in early childhood home visiting programs |
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Predicting program use and acceptance by parents enrolled in Early Head Start A Colorado study participant engagement of 162 low-income women enrolled in Early Head Start with half randomly assigned to specialized services and half assigned to Early Head Start without those services |
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Toward an understanding of the child's experience in a Montessori Early Head Start program A journal article on the development of an approach to understanding Early Head Start program processes utilizing qualitative and quantitative data |
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