Facilitating kindergarten transitions: The role of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between Head Start and local education agencies

Description:

The HS2K research team analyzed 23 MOUs from 10 Head Start programs that participated in the Office of Head Start & Public Schools Collaboration Demonstration Project (CDP). This 2020 initiative brought together many early childhood partners and staff across Head Start and public-school systems to improve collaboration and coordination on kindergarten transitions. These MOUs, a federal legislative requirement for both Head Start and Title I funded public-school systems, are written expressions of these partnerships that can shed light on the perspectives, policies, professional supports, and practices that influence kindergarten transition experiences. (author abstract)

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Cook Kyle Demeo; Barrows Mitchell R.; Ehrlich Stacy B.; Lin Van-Kim Bui; du Toit Nola

Publisher(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation

Funder(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

September 2022

Alternative Title:

Research brief

Source:

(OPRE Report #2022-235). U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/hs2k_brief_mou_analyses_sept2022%20%282%29.pdf

Note:

Project Officer: Kathleen Dwyer, OPRE
Project Director: Stacy B. Ehrlich Loewe, NORC

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.3. Early Head Start/Head Start

12. Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance > 12.2. Transition To School

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