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Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 23
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A Year in Head Start: Findings from FACES 2014 on Children's Progress toward School Readiness during the 2014-2015 Program Year. Research Brief. OPRE Report 2018-80
Klein, Ashley Kopack; Aikens, Nikki; Malone, Lizabeth; Tarullo, Louisa
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Using data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2014), this research brief describes the family background and developmental progress of Head Start children as they complete a program year (from Fall 2014 to Spring 2015). This brief highlights descriptive information from the FACES 2014-2015 Data Tables and Study Design report (Aikens et al. 2017a). Other FACES 2014 products describe characteristics of Head Start children at the beginning of the program year (Aikens et al. 2017c; Tarullo et al. 2017). This research brief addresses the following research questions: (1) What are the demographic characteristics of children and families who are completing a program year? (2) What are the cognitive and social skills of Head Start children as they complete a program year? How do these compare to their skills at the beginning of the program year? (3) What is the physical health status of children as they complete a program year? How does this compare to their status at the beginning of the program year? (4) Do children's cognitive and social skills and health status at the end of the program year vary by their program exposure and age? Does children's progress in their skills or health status vary across the program year? and (5) What are the cognitive and social skills and health status of dual language learners (DLLs) as they complete a program year? How do these compare to their skills or health status at the beginning of the program year?
Descriptors: Early Intervention, School Readiness, Family Characteristics, Child Development, Student Characteristics, Preschool Children, Cognitive Ability, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Physical Health, Program Effectiveness, Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Preschool Education, At Risk Students, Minority Group Students, English Language Learners
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE); Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey
Grant or Contract Numbers: HHSP23320095642WC; HHSP23337052T
