ERIC Number: ED143458
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Apr
Pages: 108
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The Family Development Research Program: A Program for Prenatal, Infant & Early Childhood Enrichment. Final Report.
Lally, J. Ronald; Honig, Alice S.
This final report of the Family Development Research Program contains a description of the program's comprehensive family service approach to promoting child development and the longitudinal findings on program effectiveness. The program offered comprehensive services to 108 families which were low in both income and education. Services included: (1) home visits for expectant mothers to teach them about nutrition and child care; (2) complete center-based child care for children from 6 to 60 months of age; (3) assistance for families with financial, emotional, social, and nutritional proglems; and (4) parent involvement groups, workshops, and open-houses. Inservice training was held weekly for teachers and paraprofessional home visitors. The final report presents theoretical and research foundations of the program, curriculum objectives, selection and organization of content, staff roles, staff training, delivery systems, evaluation and conclusions. Tabular data and a bibliography are included. (JMB)
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Child Development Centers, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Home Visits, Infants, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups, Parent Education, Parent Workshops, Prenatal Influences, Preschool Curriculum, Program Content, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Staff Development, Staff Role
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Syracuse Univ., NY. Coll. for Human Development.
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