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Miccoli, Antonela; Toussaint, Loren L.; Smith, Latasha M.; Hansen, Carina K.; Lynch, Brian A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Early childhood is a critical period to intervene for obesity, developmental and behavioural problems. Data from 1065 children in 14 Northeast Iowa Community Action Head Starts (HS) were collected between 2011 and 2018. Body mass index (BMI) and developmental scores were assessed at the beginning of each school year and compared after the first…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Child Development, Body Composition, Body Weight
Kao, Katie; Hornstein, John; Rosengarten, Mindy; Kennel, Portia; Zapata, Mindy; Ayoub, Catherine – ZERO TO THREE, 2022
Over the last 2 years, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the way in which two-generational, early childhood education programs partner with families. As providers and families reported their COVID-19 challenges, Head Start and Early Head Start programs adapted an evidence-based professional development model for family service professionals.…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Federal Programs, Social Services