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Toddlers in Early Head Start: A Portrait of 3-Year-Olds, Their Families, and the Programs Serving Them. Volume I: Age 3 Report
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Toddlers in Early Head Start: A Portrait of 3-Year-Olds, Their Families, and the Programs Serving Them. Volume I: Age 3 Report

Published: Apr 30, 2015
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Human Services Early Childhood Child Development

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Authors

Cheri A. Vogel

Pia Caronongan

Yange Xue

Jaime Thomas

Eileen Bandel

Nikki Aikens

Kimberly Boller

Lauren Murphy

Specific questions addressed by this report include:

  • What is Early Head Start? What are the program models employed, staff qualifications, and other important program features and characteristics?
  • What specific services are delivered to families and what is their quality?
  • What are the characteristics of the families Early Head Start serves in terms of their demographic, household, and family characteristics; their needs; and their risk factors?
  • How are Early Head Start children and families faring over time?
  • What are the predictors of home visit and classroom quality?
  • What are the predictors of program participation?
  • How do family characteristics, program experiences, and quality relate to outcomes?

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