Overview
The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) provides longitudinal data on a periodic basis on the characteristics, experiences, and outcomes of Head Start children and families as well as the characteristics of the Head Start programs that serve them. FACES also provides information on the relationship among family and program characteristics and outcomes. Four cohorts of FACES have been fielded to date – FACES 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006. Each cohort has included a nationally representative sample of Head Start children and their families.
FACES is funded from 1997-2010, and the point of contact is Maria Woolverton. Ask a Question.
FACES 1997
The original cohort of FACES had six phases of data collection:
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Phase One involved a spring 1997 field test in which approximately 2,400 children and parents were studied in a nationally stratified random sample of 40 Head Start programs.
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Phases Two and Three of FACES 1997 occurred in fall 1997 and spring 1998 when data were collected on a sample of 3,200 children and families in the same 40 Head Start programs. Spring 1998 data collection also included assessments of Head Start graduates completing kindergarten (kindergarten field test), as well as interviews with their parents and ratings by their kindergarten teachers.
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Phase Four occurred in spring 1999 with data collection in the 40 Head Start programs, plus a kindergarten follow-up for children who completed Head Start in spring 1998.
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Phase Five in spring 2000 completed the kindergarten follow-up for the children completing Head Start in spring 1999 and first graders who completed Head Start in spring 1998.
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Phase Six in spring 2001 completed the first grade follow-up for the children completing Head Start in spring 1999.
An additional feature of the 1997 cohort of FACES was the embedded case study of a longitudinal sample of 120 randomly selected families from the larger FACES sample. The goal of the case study was to provide a more complete profile of Head Start families and children, their neighborhoods, and the nature of their interactions with Head Start. The FACES case study provides in-depth cross-sectional and longitudinal descriptive data, both qualitative and quantitative, over a two-year period. Findings from the case study are described in FACES reports, including A Descriptive Study of Head Start Families: FACES Technical Report I, which integrates extensive data from the case studies with parent and staff interviews from the FACES national sample.
FACES 1997 Project Team
Westat, Inc.
Nicholas Zill, Ph.D., Project Director
Gary Resnick, Ph.D., Associate Project Director
Xtria, LLC (formerly Ellsworth Associates, Inc.)
Ruth Hubbell McKey, Ph.D., Project Director
Shefali Pai-Samant, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst
The CDM Group, Inc.
Robert O'Brien, Ph.D., Co-Project Director
Mary Ann D'Elio, M.S., Senior Research Analyst
Abt Associates, Inc.
David Connell, Ph.D., Project Director
Michael Vaden-Kiernan, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst
Data Archive
The FACES 1997 data set is archived by Research Connections, a web-based clearinghouse that offers a collection of more than 10,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. For more information, email contact@childcareresearch.org.
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FACES 2000
FACES 2000
A second national cohort of FACES was launched in 2000 with a nationally representative sample of 2,800 children and their families from 43 Head Start programs across the nation. The study involved data collection in the fall and spring of the Head Start year, spring of the second Head Start year (for children who spent two years in Head Start), and spring of children’s kindergarten year.
FACES 2000 Project Team
Westat, Inc.
Nicholas Zill, Ph.D., Project Director
Gary Resnick, Ph.D., Associate Project Director
Xtria, LLC (formerly Ellsworth Associates, Inc.)
Ruth Hubbell McKey, Ph.D., Project Director
Shefali Pai-Samant, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst
The CDM Group, Inc.
Robert O'Brien, Ph.D., Co-Project Director
Mary Ann D'Elio, M.S., Senior Research Analyst
Data Archive
The FACES 2000 data set is archived by Research Connections, a web-based clearinghouse that offers a collection of more than 10,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. For more information, email contact@childcareresearch.org.
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FACES 2003
FACES 2003, the third national cohort, began in fall of 2003 with a nationally representative sample of approximately 2,400 3- and 4-year-old children and their families from 63 different Head Start programs. The study involved data collection in the fall and spring of the Head Start year, spring of the second Head Start year (for children who spent two years in Head Start), and spring of children’s kindergarten year.
FACES 2003 Project Team
Westat, Inc.
Nicholas Zill, Ph.D., Project Director
Kwang Kim, Ed.D., Project Manager
Alberto Sorongon, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst
Xtria, LLC
Shefali Pai-Samant, Ph.D., Co-Project Director
Cheryl Clark, M.Ed., Senior Research Analyst
The CDM Group
Robert O'Brien, Ph.D., Co-Project Director
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FACES 2006
FACES 2006, the fourth national cohort, began in fall of 2006 with nationally representative cohorts of 3- and 4-year-old children in 60 Head Start programs. The study involves four rounds of data collection—fall and spring of children’s first Head Start year, spring of the second Head Start year for children who were 3 years old at the time the sample was selected, and spring of children’s kindergarten year. Data collection for the FACES 2006 cohort is ongoing.
FACES 2006 Project Team
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Jerry West, Ph.D., Project Director
Louisa B. Tarullo, Ed.D., Principal Investigator
Susan Sprachman, M.A., Senior Survey Director
Cassandra Rowand, ABD, Survey Director
Christine Ross, Ph.D., Instrument Development and Analysis
Barbara Lepidus Carlson, M.A., Sampling
Mark Pierzchala, M.S., Computer Assisted Data Collection