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Jung, Sunyoung; Stone, Susan – Children & Schools, 2008
This secondary analysis of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, a randomized study of program participation of children and families in Early Head Start (that is, enrolled in programming prior to children's first birthdays) investigated sociodemographic (race and ethnicity, income level, and maternal education level) and program…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing, Social Work, Program Evaluation
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Gross, Beatrice; Gross, Ronald – Children Today, 1977
Describes the Parent Child Development Center Programs and presents results of evaluation and follow up programs. (SB)
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Family Involvement, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups
1977
Presenting testimony on bills that would amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, this volume contains the texts of H.E. 8777 and H.R. 8374 and the statements of numerous representatives from Appalachian states. The amendments are proposed to extend the period of assistance for the Appalachia Regional Commission (ARC) child…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Bridgeman, Brent; And Others – 1977
This paper describes the Parent Child Development Center (PCDC) model and related experimental programs at Birmingham, Houston and New Orleans and summarizes findings from data gathered during the first five years of program operation. Preliminary findings from data collected after 1975 are also reported. All PCDC programs share several common…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Arthur J. Reynolds; Judy A. Temple; Dylan L. Robertson; Emily A. Mann – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2002
We conducted the first cost-benefit analysis of a federally financed, comprehensive early childhood program. The Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers are located in public schools and provide educational and family support services to low-income children from ages 3 to 9. Using data from a cohort of children born in 1980 who participate in the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups