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In 1997, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) was launched to provide descriptive, nationally representative information on the characteristics, experiences, and development of Head Start children and families, and the characteristics of the Head Start programs and staff who serve them. Until 2015, FACES only included children, families, and programs in Head Start Regions I-X...

Explore TANF policies for each state as of July 2021, as well as longitudinal tables describing various state policies for selected years between 1996 and 2021.

This snapshot uses longitudinal data from 2019, 2021, and 2022 in the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to examine the mental health and well-being of the center-based CCEE workforce from 2019, by race and ethnicity.

OPRE’s Community Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Lessons learned and Promising Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic describes the ways the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions affected cohort 1 Child Welfare Community Collaboration (CWCC) grantees’ efforts to support families during this unprecedented time.

Read OPRE's "The Role of Positive Organizational Culture in a Pandemic Response: Lessons from Five TANF Programs" to learn more about how programs adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explore OPRE's infographic on barriers to communicating with Region XI Head Start children's families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explore OPRE's new infographic on the new supports offered to Region XI Head Start staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explore OPRE's infographic on Region XI Head Start's preparation for future emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The purpose of this brief is to describe how COVID-19 affected fathers’ relationships and healthy relationship programming and explore lessons learned for fatherhood programs to ultimately improve healthy relationship programming in fatherhood programs moving forward.

Explore how six Head Start sites participating in the Head Start Connects case studies adapted their coordination of family support services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.