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Early Head Start Implementation Study Reports and Primary Research Questions
Leading the Way Report: What were the characteristics and implementation levels of 17 EHS programs in fall 1997, soon after they began serving families?
Executive Summary: Summarizes Volumes I, II and III.
Volume I: Cross-Site Features--What were the characteristics of EHS research programs in fall 1997, across 17 sites?
Chapter I: What was the historical and national context of the first years of Early Head Start?
Chapter II: What were the programmatic approaches, community contexts, and expected outcomes of the new programs? What were the characteristics of the families enrolling in the new Early Head Start programs?
Chapter III: What program activities and services were the new programs delivering within the first year of serving families?
Chapter IV: What challenges and successes did the new programs experience?
Volume II: Program Profiles--What were the stories of each of the EHS research programs?
Volume III: Program Implementation--To what extent were the programs fully implemented, as specified in the revised Head Start Program Performance Standards, by fall 1997?
Pathways to Quality and Full Implementation Report: What were the characteristics, levels of
implementation, and levels of quality of the 17 EHS programs in fall 1999, three years into serving families? What pathways did programs take to achieve full implementation and high quality? This report will be released in early 2000.
This report was prepared for the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), under contract HHS-105-95-1936. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of DHHS, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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