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. |
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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.
