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Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents |
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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families An interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, analyzing child and family outcomes through the first two years of children's lives. |
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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Volume I. Technical report An evaluation of the effectiveness of Early Head Start programs in improving children's outcomes, based on a national assessment of 3,000 children at 17 sites |
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Changes in body mass index z score over the course of the academic year among children attending Head Start A study of changes in children's body mass index (BMI) over the course of enrollment in Head Start and examination of variations in BMI by gender, single-parent status, program year, race, age at initial enrollment, and family income divided by household size, from a secondary analysis of retrospective longitudinal growth of 1,914 children enrolled in a Michigan Head Start program over 2 academic years and the intervening summer |
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Can increasing the daily duration of Head Start reduce childhood obesity? A comparison of the obesity of children in full-day and half-day Head Start programs, based on data from 1,800 participants, their families, and Head Start centers in Michigan from the 2001-2002 through the 2005-2006 school year |
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A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report Descriptive findings from a study of the Head Start Health Component, using child health records and standard data from the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), plus observations and interviews with parents and staff, collected during the Spring of 1994 from a sample of 80 Head Start centers |
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A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report A description of the ways in which the Health Component of the Head Start program address the medical, nutritional, and mental health needs of program participants |
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The Early Head Start Father Studies: Design, data collection, and summary of father presence in the lives of infants and toddlers An overview of the Early Head Start Father Studies, describing the study methodology, response rates, father demographics, and father child relationship |
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The effects of welfare and employment programs on children's participation in Head Start An analysis of the effects of 10 welfare and employment programs on the employment, income, and use of Head Start by single mothers of children aged 3-5, using data from the New Hope, New Chance, National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies, and Minnesota Family Investment Program studies |
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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs |
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Expanding access to Early Head Start: State initiatives for infants & toddlers at risk A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on interviews with Head Start-state collaboration administrators in 23 states |
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Expanding exposure: Can increasing the daily duration of Head Start reduce childhood obesity? A comparison of the prevalence of obesity between children who attend full-day Head Start classes and those who attend half-day classes, based on data from a Head Start grantee in Michigan from 2001-2002 through 2005-2006 school years |
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Head Start: Better data and processes needed to monitor underenrollment A report addressing the extent to which Head Start grantees were underenrolled and identifying potential causes of underenrollment |
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Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition |
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Head Start Program Performance Measures: Second progress report A Head Start Program Performance Measures progress report based upon preliminary outcome data from the spring 1997 field test of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) |
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Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services |
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Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs: Volume I: Cross-site perspectives A description of the characteristics and early implementation experiences of the 17 research programs participating in the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project in fall 1997, with a focus on similarities and differences across programs in the characteristics of the families they serve, their goals and expected outcomes, the services they offer, and their early challenges and successes |
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Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start: Vol. I. Final technical report A report of the findings from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a large-scale, random-assignment evaluation of the impact of Early Head Start programs on the development of infants and toddlers, and the parenting and family development of low-income families across the US |
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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009 A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees |
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Oral health promotion, prevention, & treatment strategies for Head Start families: Early findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol. II. Site profiles Interim findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on 1) interviews with program directors, 2) a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and 3) site visits. This volume is based on data from the first source |
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Pathways to quality and full implementation in Early Head Start programs A report characterizing the development of Early Head Start programs over the first four years of the program's existence. |
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Preferences and perceptions about getting support expressed by low-income fathers A survey of fathers of children participating in Early Head Start to determine their perceptions of available supports for enhancing their fathering roles |
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Staff Development A survey of the experiences of Early Head Start programs in meeting the challenges of planning and implementing high quality services to expectant parents and families with infants and toddlers |
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Status of efforts to increase the qualifications of Head Start teachers A study assessing factors contributing to Head Start programs’ progress and experiences in increasing teachers’ qualifications |
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Strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol I. Final technical report Final findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits |
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