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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the many people who contributed to the successful completion of this study and report. We begin with Ellen Kisker, a former MPR colleague and arguably one of the foremost experts on the Early Head Start program, who began this project and who has remained involved even after leaving MPR. Rachel Chazan-Cohen, Senior Research Analyst, Administration for Children and Families, and Helen Raikes, Society for Research in Child Development consultant, have provided invaluable leadership and vision to shape this effort. Judith Jerald, former Coordinator of Early Head Start, guided formation of the policy questions we tried to answer. Our technical work group members (listed below) were an invaluable resource in commenting on early versions of the survey and site visit protocols. We are grateful also to the program directors and T&TA providers who helped us pretest the survey and candidly gave us suggestions for its improvement. Lillian Sugarman and her staff at Zero To Three hosted two large conference calls to help Early Head Start programs understand the intent of the study and particular survey items. This report would have been impossible without the support and participation of the 660 Early Head Start respondents that so generously spent their time and effort to complete the survey with care and accuracy.
Numerous staff at MPR also played critical roles in the research effort. Leonard Hart and Yuki Focus patiently revised and tested the web survey over the course of months to ensure it ran smoothly and without errors. Rob Samardik and staff at the MPR Survey Operations Center manned the helpline, talking many through the intricacies of the web survey, and conducted follow-up calls to clarify information. Thomas McCall and Anne Bloomenthal skillfully prepared the initial data set and constructed many of the variables. Andrew McGuirk and Bonnie Hart were both instrumental in generating a tremendous number of analyses and tables in a short amount of time. Patricia Seunarine carefully tracked project expenditures. We benefited from an experienced team that conducted site visits to programs, including Barbara Schiff Kennen, Emily Sama Martin, Louisa Tarullo, and Ellen Kisker.
Diane Paulsell and Louisa Tarullo provided valuable insights during the review process. We are especially grateful to Patricia Ciaccio, who skillfully edited the report. Bryan Gustus led its formatting and production, with assistance from Jennifer Baskwell, and a heroic final effort from William Garrett. Any remaining errors or omissions are our own.
Technical Work Group
Jon Korfmacher
Associate Professor
Erikson Institute
Rich Faldowski
Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Eduardo Armijo
Research Scientist
University of Washington
Kathleen Hebbeler
Program Manager
SRI International
Tammy Mann
Deputy Director
Zero to Three
Mary Shiffer
Regional Office EHS Liaison
Pennsylvania ACF Regional Office
Jana Gifford
Visiting Lecturer of Early Childhood Education
Arkansas Tech University
Helen Raikes
Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Susan Sprachman
Senior Fellow
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Diane Paulsell
Senior Researcher
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Beth Green
Vice President and Senior Research Associate
NPC Research, Inc.
Carla Peterson
Associate Professor
Iowa State University
Dr. Mark Swanson
Executive Director
Partners for Inclusive Communities
Kathryn Barnard
Professor Emeritus of Nursing
University of Washington
Rhodanne Schiller
Early Learning Coordinator
Community Development Institute
Lynda Bitner
Regional Office EHS Liaison
Kansas ACF Regional Office
Christine Sciarrino
Assistant to the President for Research and Professional Studies
The Clayton Foundation
Gloria Murray
Early Head Start Parent
Cheryl Mitchell
Research Professor
University of Vermont
Donna Bryant
Associate Director of FPG and Senior Specialist
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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