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ERIC Number: EJ1420522
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
EISSN: EISSN-1556-6935
Head Start's Family Services: Promoting the Outcomes of Low-Income Children and Families
Doré R. LaForett; Dana Thomson; Jessica Warren
Early Education and Development, v35 n4 p722-739 2024
Research Findings: Very little research has examined whether the contributions of Head Start's Family Service Workers (FSWs) and family partnership services influence family and child outcomes. Using data from 215 families in the 2014 Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), this study used structural equation models to examine associations between FSWs' relationship, empowerment, and communication practices; families' receipt of income supports; change in parent depression symptoms; and change in child approaches to learning, early literacy, early math, and social skills. FSWs' practices and family receipt of income supports over the Head Start year were associated with reduced parent depression symptoms. Receipt of income supports also was associated with children's improved approaches to learning skills. Results suggest that Head Start's family partnership staff and services can help support parents and children living in poverty, identifying critical elements of successful two-generation programming. Practice or Policy: These findings have implications for Head Start and other two-generation programs targeting families with low incomes and suggest investment in strategies to help families address their financial needs and in staff who families view as supportive.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children; Social Security
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Social Skills Rating System
Grant or Contract Numbers: 90YE0237