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Findings from the Survey of Early Head Start Programs: Communities, Programs, and Families
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Background on Early Head Start
Program Impacts and Implementation
Performance Measures for Head Start Programs Serving Infants and ToddlersOverview of the Survey of Early Head Start Programs
Guide to the Report
Data Collection
Survey Design
Survey Administration
Sample Frame and Response Rates
Site Visit Protocol Development
Site Visitor Qualifications and Training
Site Selection and Procedures During the VisitsAnalytic Approaches
Analysis of Survey Data
Analysis of Site Visit Data
Characteristics of Early Head Start Programs
The Program Setting
Program Funding
Early Head Start Enrollment
Early Head Start Characteristics
Population-Level Demographics
Program-Level Demographics
Comparison of Program-Level and Population-Level Demographics
Family Risk Factors
Children with DisabilitiesKey Points
Early Head Start Programs Services
Early Head Start Service Delivery Models
Program Changes Since Inception
Strategies for Engaging Families in Early Head Start Services
Retaining Families
Parent Involvement
Frequency of Home Visits
TransitionsKey Points
Staff Characteristics and Program Management
Early Head Start Staff Characteristics
Specialists and Coordinators
Management Staff
Frontline Staff
Staff TurnoverSupervision and Staff Development
Supervisory Practices and Support
Training OpportunitiesProgram Systems to Support Continuous Program Improvement
Curricula in Use
Use of Screening and Assessment Instruments
Parent and Family Assessments
Child Care Quality Assessments
Management Information Systems (MIS) and Use of DataKey Points
Early Head Start Community Partnerships
Partnerships with Community Child Care Providers
Partnerships with Part C Providers
Identifying and Referring Children with Disabilities
Partnerships with Health Providers
Partnerships with Mental Health Care Providers
Other Screening and Referral Services
Key Points
Early Head Start Subgroup Findings
Analytic Approach
Determining Subgroup Differences
Community Context Subgroups
Service Area
Community DiversityProgram Characteristics
Program Size
Program Service Approach
Operates Preschool Head Start
Serving Pregnant Women
Caregiver EducationFamily Characteristics
Demographic and Psychological Risks
Teenage Mothers
Developmental Concerns
Program DiversitySummary of Key Findings
Cross-Cutting Themes and Directions for Future Research
Cross-Cutting Themes
Directions for Future Research
Potential Descriptive Studies
Potential Experimental Research
Appendixes
A: Survey of Early Head Start Programs
Survey of Early Head Start Programs
Section A: Program Characteristics and Enrollment
Section B: Program Characteristics and Enrollment
Section C: Staff Characteristics
Section D: Community Partnerships
Section E: Program ActivitiesB: Expanded Description of Survey Data Collection Methods
C: Pilot Tests of Program Rating Scales in Early Head Start Site Visits
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