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Download full textTout, Kathryn; Halle, Tamara; Douglass, Anne; Cleveland, Jennifer; Doyle, Stephanie; Agosti, Jen; Bamdad, Tiffany; Nagle, Kerensa – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
Young children and their families benefit from early care and education (ECE) settings that implement high-quality practices that support children's well-being, health, and safety. Activities to support quality are a focal point of federal and state investments, including more than $1 billion of the Child Care and Development Fund and nearly $240…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Sustainability
Baxter, Cassandra; Aikens, Nikki; Tarullo, Louisa; Ayoub, Cathy; Roberts, Joanne; Mondi-Rago, Christina; Gaither, McMillan Ilderton – Administration for Children & Families, 2022
This literature review aims to understand who is and is not being served by Head Start among families experiencing adversity; the range of recruitment, selection, enrollment, and retention (RSER) strategies that programs use with families experiencing adversity; the factors that shape the use of RSER strategies; and the effectiveness of specific…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, School Holding Power
Kopack Klein, Ashley; Aikens, Nikki; Li, Ann; Bernstein, Sara; Reid, Natalie; Dang, Myley; Blesson, Elizabeth; Rakibullah, Sharikah; Scott, Myah; Cannon, Judy; Harrington, Jeff; Larson, Addison; Malone, Lizabeth; Tarullo, Louisa – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
Head Start is a national program that helps young children from families with low income get ready to succeed in school. The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) is the premier source of national information about Head Start programs and participants. For more than two decades, FACES has been advancing the knowledge base about…
Descriptors: Children, Early Intervention, Preschool Education, Surveys
Administration for Children & Families, 2020
"The Family Partnership Process: Engaging and Goal-Setting with Families" explores how strong partnerships can positively influence the goals families set in the Family Partnership Process. This guide recommends "Seven Steps for Setting and Reaching Goals with Families" and will help program staff: (1) learn about families and…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Trust (Psychology), Partnerships in Education, Family Programs
Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Cook, Kyle DeMeo; Thomson, Dana; Kauerz, Kristie; Barrows, Mitchell R.; Halle, Tamara; Gordon, Molly F.; Soli, Margaret; Schaper, Andrew; Her, Sarah; Guerra, Gabriella – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
Transitions between two educational settings can bring about new experiences and expectations for children and their families. In the early care and education (ECE) context, when children transition from Head Start to kindergarten, they are confronted with different places, people, activities, and relationships. This transition also occurs between…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Developmental Continuity, Coordination
Doran, Elizabeth; Aikens, Nikki; Malone, Lizabeth; Harrington, Jeff; Cannon, Judy – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
This research brief draws upon the fall 2019 data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 2019. FACES provides information at the national level about Head Start programs, centers, and classrooms as well as the children and families that Head Start serves. Head Start is a national program that helps young children from…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Family Programs
Bernstein, Sara; Dang, Myley; Li, Ann; Klein, Ashley Kopack; Reid, Natalie; Blesson, Elizabeth; Cannon, Judy; Harrington, Jeff; Larson, Addison; Aikens, Nikki; Tarullo, Louisa; Malone, Lizabeth – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
Since 1997, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) has been a major source of information on the Head Start program and the preschool children ages 3 to 5 who attend the program. As part of its management of Head Start, the federal government divides Head Start programs into 12 regions. Regions XI and XII are not based on…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Surveys, Preschool Children
Dang, Myley; Bernstein, Sara; Doran, Elizabeth; Li, Ann; Klein, Ashley Kopack; Reid, Natalie; Scott, Myah; Rakibullah, Sharika; Cannon, Judy; Harrington, Jeff; Larson, Addison; Aikens, Nikki; Tarullo, Louisa; Malone, Lizabeth – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
Since 1997, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) has been a major source of information on the Head Start program and the preschool children ages 3 to 5 who attend the program. As part of its management of Head Start, the federal government divides Head Start programs into 12 regions. Regions XI and XII are not based on…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Surveys, Preschool Children
Stark, Deborah Roderick – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
The sharing of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) cultures and lifeways provides opportunities for helping young children form deep connections to their community, which, in turn, aids in the development of their early language and literacy skills. This issue brief--based on interviews with eight Tribal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Home Visits, Child Development
Gilpin, Ansley; Mennen, Ferol; Pakulak, Eric; Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Dwyer, Kathleen M.; Cannon, Erin; Bell, Theodore; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Chor, Elise; DeCaro, Jason; Dela Cruz, Kenn Lacsamana; Giuliano, Ryan; Gomsrud, Melissa; Karns, Christina; Klein, Scott; Lochman, John; Longoria, Zayra; Molina, Abigail Palmer; Monro, William; Neville, Helen; O'Neil, Lauren; Reynolds, Mary Margaret; Sabol, Terri J.; Sclafani, Marisa; Tighe, Lauren A. – Administration for Children & Families, 2020
This brief introduces four research projects testing promising interventions funded under the Head Start University Partnerships (HSUP): Dual-Generation Approaches1 grant program. Two-generation approaches are typically designed to address problems associated with poverty by combining child-focused services with adult-focused services. Head Start…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Childhood Needs
Bernstein, Sara; Malone, Lizabeth; Klein, Ashley Kopack; Bush, Charles; Feeney, Kathleen; Reid, Maya; Lukashanets, Serge; Aikens, Nikki – Administration for Children & Families, 2018
To date, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) has been a major source of descriptive information on Head Start and preschool children ages 3 to 5 years old who attend the program. There are 12 regions for federal management of Head Start. FACES gathers data on Head Start programs, staff, children, and families from Regions I…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Surveys, Preschool Children
Administration for Children & Families, 2014
This catalog provides short descriptions of major Division of Child and Family Development (DCFD) projects from Fiscal Year 2014. Multiple projects are described in the areas of child care, Head Start/Early Head Start, child welfare promotion, and the recognition of cultural diversity. An additional section features projects that fall into more…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education
Derrick-Mills, Teresa; Winkler, Mary K.; Healy, Olivia; Greenberg, Erica – Administration for Children & Families, 2015
Head Start has long focused on assessing and improving program quality to ensure that the children served receive the best possible preparation for school and life. Most research has been focused inside the classroom--the classroom environment, teacher qualifications, and teacher interactions. Of course, the classroom is important because that is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Lloyd, Chrrishana M.; Modlin, Emmily L. – Administration for Children & Families, 2012
Head Start CARES (Classroom-based Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social Skill Promotion) is a large-scale, national research demonstration that was designed to test the effects of a one-year program aimed at improving pre-kindergarteners' social and emotional readiness for school. To facilitate the delivery of the program, teachers…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Workshops, Professional Development
Vogel, Cheri A.; Caronongan, Pia; Thomas, Jaime; Bandel, Eileen; Xue, Yange; Henke, Juliette; Aikens, Nikki; Boller, Kimberly; Murphy, Lauren – Administration for Children & Families, 2015
The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES) is a descriptive study of Early Head Start programs designed to inform policy and practice at both national and local levels. Baby FACES follows two cohorts of children through their time in Early Head Start, starting in 2009, the first wave of data collection. The Newborn…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth
