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Hargreaves, Margaret; Cole, Russell; Coffee-Borden, Brandon; Paulsell, Diane; Boller, Kimberly – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
In recent years, increased focus on the effectiveness and accountability of prevention and intervention programs has led to greater government funding for the implementation and spread of evidence-based health and human service delivery models. In particular, attention has been paid to programs that require significant infrastructure investment…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Models, Sustainability
Mykota, David B. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the implementation process for Parenting Plus, an early intervention program in a rural, western Canadian health district. Parenting Plus, as modeled after Hawaii Healthy Start, provides strength-based paraprofessional home visitations to overburdened parents of newborns. The general inductive…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Pilot Projects, Focus Groups, Home Visits
Collins, Ann; Goodson, Barbara – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
This report presents findings from the Massachusetts Family Child Care study, a two-year evaluation designed to examine the impacts on providers and children of an early childhood education program aimed at improving the development and learning opportunities in the care settings and, as a consequence, the outcomes for children in care. The early…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Caregivers
Collins, Ann; Goodson, Barbara; Luallen, Jeremy; Fountain, Alyssa Rulf; Checkoway, Amy – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
This report presents findings from the Massachusetts Family Child Care study, a two-year evaluation of the impacts of an early childhood education program on providers and children in family child care. The program--"LearningGames"--is designed to train caregivers to stimulate children's cognitive, language, and social-emotional…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Caregivers
Heffron, Mary Claire; Jonnson, Jerry C. – 1981
Guidelines based on Project Head Start performance standards are offered for persons interested in starting and operating a home-based child development program providing individualized family services through home visits. Opening sections of the manual sensitize prospective service providers to problems and positive outcomes of home-based…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Guidelines, Home Programs, Home Visits
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1994
Developed to provide assistance in the building of an effective home-based program for Head Start children and their families, this handbook may serve as a blueprint for parent-focused home visits that assist the child and family to meet their special needs. Chapter one focuses on the home visitation model for providing services to families and…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Home Programs

Leventhal, John M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2001
This commentary reviews progress towards the development and implementation of home-based services aimed at preventing abuse and neglect and promoting the health and development of the infant and mother. The effectiveness of the Healthy Families model and the Olds' model are highlighted, and challenges facing home visitation programs are…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education
Henderson, Bill – Principal, 2000
A Boston principal reflects on decade-long efforts to get students and their families to read together. Initiatives ranged from reading contests and upgraded reading materials to reading contracts, literacy shows, parent/home visiting programs, pizza parties, and off-site tutors. Persistence paid off in higher reading scores. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family School Relationship, Home Programs, Home Visits
Ispa, Jean; Sharp, Elizabeth; Brookes, Sheila; Wolfenstein, Miriam; Thornburg, Kathy; Fine, Mark; Lane, Valeri – 2000
Noting that families in home visiting early intervention programs receive only about half the number of intended visits, this research used quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate how personality and other factors affect the mother-home visitor relationship and thereby, influence home visit intensity. Participating in the study were 5…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Early Intervention, Home Programs, Home Visits
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1989
This publication provides guidelines to new and experienced teachers for establishing and managing Ohio's extended program, an integral component of all vocational home economics programs that prepare students for the work of the family. Contents include the following: the rationale for the extended program, standard for extended service for…
Descriptors: Family Life Education, Home Economics Skills, Home Programs, Home Visits
Wolfe, Barbara, Ed.; Herwig, Julia, Ed. – 1986
Developed to help the home visitor build an effective home-based program for Head Start children and their families, this handbook is intended to serve as a blueprint for parent-focused home visits that assist the child and family to meet their full potential. The first chapter lays a foundation for the program that includes a home-based…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Criteria, Family Counseling, Family Environment
Browne, Carol S.; Martin, Heather M. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Explores the advantages of beginning or continuing a home visitation program as a method for developing positive school-home relationships. Reveals that home visitation is not widely practiced due to unavailable or uncooperative parents, lack of time, and safety concerns. Addresses strategies to overcome obstacles and program management concerns.…
Descriptors: Children, Family School Relationship, High Risk Students, Home Programs
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1985
This guide for operating the Head Start home-based program option is based on experience gathered in the initial Home Start program and in the decade spanning 1974 through 1984. Its purpose is to offer the tested ideas and procedures gained in those years to organizations wanting to provide home-based child/family development services. The Guide…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Family Programs
Smith, Linda E. – 1995
Home visiting programs provide support services to families in their own homes, touching on social services, education, mental health, nutrition, health, or general welfare concerns. Twenty home visiting programs in California were surveyed to determine standards, best practices, areas needing improvement, and to develop training and support…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Family Health