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Ansari, Arya; Purtell, Kelly M. – Child Development, 2018
Using nationally representative data from the Family and Child Experiences Survey 2009 cohort (n = 2,842), this study examined the implications of 3- and 4-year-old's absences from Head Start for their early academic learning. The findings from this study revealed that children who missed more days of school, and especially those who were…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Preschool Children, Outcomes of Education, Early Childhood Education
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Leow, Christine; Wen, Xiaoli – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: This study used data from a national sample to examine differences in school outcomes at the end of kindergarten between Head Start children who attended full-day and half-day programs. Propensity scores were used to match children who experienced different intensities of the program on a series of demographic characteristics in…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Kindergarten, Federal Programs, Probability