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References
 
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Administration for Children and Families. Information Memorandum: Using Child Outcomes in Program Self-Assessment. Publication no. ACYF-IM-HS-00-18. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, August 2000.

Administration for Children and Families. Making a Difference in the Lives of Infants and Toddlers and Their Families: The Impacts of Early Head Start. Volume I: Technical Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2002.

Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Building Their Futures: How Early Head Start Programs Are Enhancing the Lives of Infants and Toddlers in Low-Income Families. Volume I: Technical Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001a.

Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Head Start FACES: Longitudinal Findings on Program Performance, Third Progress Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001b.

Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Leading the Way: Characteristics and Early Experiences of Selected Early Head Start Programs. Volume I: Cross-Site Perspectives. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999.

Bowman, Barbara T., M. Suzanne Donovan, and M. Susan Burns. Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000, pp. 233-260.

Early Head Start National Resource Center. Developmental Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation: Key Elements for Individualizing Curricula in Early Head Start Programs. Technical Assistance Paper #4. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE, undated. Available at http://www.ehsnrc.org/pdffiles/FinalTAP.pdf

Gilliam, Walter S., and Linda C. Mayes. “Clinical Assessment of Infants and Toddlers.” In Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook (3rd Edition), edited by M. Lewis. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2002.

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Meisels, Samuel J., and Sally Provence. Screening and Assessment: Guidelines for Identifying Young Disabled and Developmentally Vulnerable Children and Their Families. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE, 1992.

Shepard, Lorrie, Sharon Lynn Kagan, and Emily Wurtz (eds.). Principles and Recommendations for Early Childhood Assessments. Submitted to the National Education Goals Panel by the Goal 1 Early Childhood Assessments Resource Group, January 1998.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Statement of the Advisory Committee on Services for Families with Infants and Toddlers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 1994.

Wolverton, E. Dollie. “An Introduction to Developmental Screening in the Education Component.” National Head Start Bulletin, no. 43, January/February 1993, pp. 3-4.

 

Appendix A
WORKSHEET TO HELP DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR GATHERING AND ANALYZING DATA
toddler close-up SUMMARY OF INFORMATION COLLECTED AND SCREENING/ASSESSMENT TOOLS USED BY YOUR HEAD START PROGRAM SERVING INFANTS AND TODDLERS

Head Start programs serving pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers collect information for various purposes, using a variety of assessment tools or instruments. The table below provides a useful format for summarizing your program’s current or planned use of assessment tools and instruments and their purposes.

 

Instrument / Tool When Administered: How Used:
At
Enrollment		 Scheduled Times After Enrollment At Specific Ages Under Certain Circumstances Varies Other To Plan Individual Services To Create Aggregate Reports For:
Program Planning Funders PIR Other
Screening/Assessing Children’s Development
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
Assessing Parenting or Parent Mental Health Needs
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
Assessing Family Social Service Needs
                       
                       
                       
                       
Assessing Quality of Program Services
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
Tracking Service Delivery
                       
                       
                       
Assessing Family Engagement/Satisfaction
                       
                       
                       
Assessing Overall Program Performance and/or Adherence to the Performance Standards
                       
                       
                       
Any Other Data Collection/Assessments
                       
                       
                       

 



 

 

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