Descriptive Data on Region XI Head Start Children and Families: AIAN FACES Fall 2015-Spring 2016 Data Tables and Study Design
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Descriptive Data on Region XI Head Start Children and Families: AIAN FACES Fall 2015-Spring 2016 Data Tables and Study Design

OPRE Report 2018-26
Published: Mar 31, 2018
Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Human Services Early Childhood Child Development
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American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES)

Time frame: 2014-2022

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

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Authors

Sara Bernstein

Lizabeth Malone

Ashley Kopack Klein

Charles Bush

Kathleen Feeney

Maya Reid

Serge Lukashanets

Nikki Aikens

Key Findings

Key Findings:

The data tables provide descriptive information on Region XI children’s:

  • Characteristics, family demographics, and home environment
  • Cognitive, social-emotional, and health and physical development
  • Classroom, center, and program cultural and language environment
  • Classroom, teacher, center, and program characteristics
AIAN FACES 2015 is the first national study of Region XI AIAN Head Start children and their families, classrooms, and programs. This set of tables presents data on the demographic backgrounds and developmental outcomes of children enrolled in Region XI AIAN Head Start programs during the 2015–16 Head Start year. The tables also detail aspects of their home environment and family life. Data on children’s classrooms, teachers, centers, and programs, including aspects of classroom quality and practice, teacher and director characteristics, and characteristics of the center and program environments, provide context for children’s experiences. We also provide information on the AIAN FACES 2015 study methodology and collaborative design process, sample, and measures. The study design, implementation, and dissemination have been informed by extensive collaboration with a workgroup comprised of Head Start directors from Region XI programs, early childhood researchers with experience working with tribal communities, Mathematica researchers, and federal government officials. The AIAN FACES 2015 child sample was selected to represent all children enrolled in Region XI Head Start in fall 2015, drawing on participants from 21 randomly selected Region XI programs from across the country. AIAN FACES 2015 includes a battery of child assessments across many developmental domains; surveys of children’s parents, teachers, and program managers; and classroom observations. The study is conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and its partner—Educational Testing Service—under contract to the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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