Background literature review pertaining to the Early Head Start study
An overview of the Early Head Start program model and of the relationship of early childhood program participation to children's school readiness outcomes
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Child care characteristics and quality in Nebraska
A study of the characteristics and quality of the child care workforce in Nebraska
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Child care characteristics and quality in Nebraska [Executive summary]
An overview of key findings from a survey of Midwestern child care providers regarding child care quality in the state of Nebraska
Executive Summary
Child care quality and workforce characteristics in four Midwestern states
A study of observed child care quality and its relation to hypothesized and potential indicators of quality, using a representative randomly selected sample of the provider population in four Midwestern states
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Child care quality and workforce characteristics in four Midwestern states [Executive summary]
Summary of a report on observed child care quality and its relation to hypothesized and potential indicators of quality, using a representative, randomly selected sample of the provider population in four Midwestern states
Executive Summary
Child care quality matters: How conclusions may vary with context
An analysis of three national studies on child care quality and the impact of quality on child development
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Child care subsidy and quality
An observational study of the quality of child care centers serving children receiving subsidies, compared with the quality of child care centers serving children not receiving subsidies
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Cognitive skill performance among young children living in poverty: Risk, change, and the promotive effects of Early Head Start
An examination of the association between risk factors and the cognitive performance in children 1 to 3 years of age living in poverty and an investigation of the effects of Early Head Start on children’s cognitive skill performance, based on data from the Early Head Start (EHS) Research and Evaluation Project, a prospective study of 3,001 children and families living in poverty
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Conclusions and implications
A summary and discussion of implications from a special issue of the Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development focusing on the impacts of Early Head Start on child and family outcomes, including children's socioemotional and cognitive development and families' well-being and home environments, based on data for 3,001 randomly-assigned low income families
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Early Head Start: A dynamic new program for infants and toddlers and their families
A description of the development of Early Head Start (EHS) and a summary of findings from the EHS national evaluation.
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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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Early Head Start home visitation: The role of implementation in bolstering program benefits
A study of the impact of an Early Head Start home-based program on participant children's social-emotional, language, academic, and health outcomes and families' parenting, home environment, well being, and self-sufficiency, with a comparison of those impacts by fully implemented versus incompletely implemented programs, based on data from 930 families in 7 home-based Early Head Start programs at 17 sites
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Early Head Start: Identifying and serving children with disabilities
A longitudinal study of the number of Early Head Start children with developmental delays examined characteristics of low income families who received supportive services as compared to families who did not
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Early Head Start: New looks at program impacts [Special issue]
A special issue of the journal Early Education and Development, focusing on new analyses of data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) study that explore the relationship between Early Head Start and children's development and readiness for school
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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.
Major Research Projects
The effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-year-old children and their parents: Lessons for policy and programs
A summary of the evaluated impacts of Early Head Start on child and parent outcomes near the end of program participation
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Family income, parent education, and perceived constraints as predictors of observed program quality and parent rated program quality
A study of the relationship between differences in observed program quality and parent perceived program quality among parents with various family income, parents' education, parents' perceived constraints in selecting child care, and type of selected child care, based on data from 1,313 parents by children in poor, low-income, and non-low-income families in 4 Midwestern state
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Family subgroups and impacts at ages 2, 3, and 5: Variability by race/ethnicity and demographic risk
A study of variations by race, ethnicity, and risk indicators of the impact of Early Head Start on child and family outcomes, including children's socioemotional and cognitive development and families' well-being and home environments, based on data for randomly-assigned low income families collected when children were 2, 3, and 5 years old
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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs
A study analyzing fathers' participation in the Early Head Start program using qualitative and quantitative data from 326 Early Head Start fathers whose children were 36 months old
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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs: A practitioners study
Results of a study of father involvement in Early Head Start (EHS) programs funded from 1995-1998, conducted in the winter of 1999-2000, based on a survey completed by 261 of 416 eligible programs and four follow-up focus groups conducted with EHS program directors and father involvement coordinators, with recommendations for effective practices
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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs: A practitioners study [Executive summary]
A survey of father involvement in 261 Early Head Start programs funded from 1995-1998
Executive Summary
Head Start: What do we know about its effectiveness?: What do we need to know?
An overview of Head Start research from the program’s inception to the present, with a focus on improving program quality and knowledge about child development
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The impact of Early Head Start on school readiness: New looks
An introduction to a special issue of the journal Early Education and Development, focusing on new analyses of data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) study that explore the relationship between Early Head Start and children's development and readiness for school
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Involvement in Early Head Start home visiting services: Demographic predictors and relations to child and parent outcomes
A study of the extent to which the quantity, quality and content of parent involvement during home visits influence the impact of this service strategy on family and child outcomes, based on data from 11 sites participating in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project
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It takes time: Impacts of Early Head Start that lead to reductions in maternal depression two years later
A study of the effect of Early Head Start participation on levels of maternal depression at the time of school entry, based on data collected at 17 Early Head Start programs nationwide
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