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Office of Head Start - Services Snapshot. National All Programs (2018-2019)
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Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2019
This National Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start.…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Pregnancy, Females, Disadvantaged Youth
Minnesota Early Childhood Risk, Reach, and Resilience: Summary of Key Indicators of Early Childhood Development in Minnesota, County by County
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Chase, Richard; Spaeth, Erin; Aviles, Steven; Carlson, Elizabeth; Giovanelli, Alison – Wilder Research, 2018
This summary presents highlights of the "Minnesota Early Childhood Risk, Reach, and Resilience Report." The report describes potential risks to the healthy development of young children and the extent of coverage of publicly-funded services to meet their early learning, health, and basic needs. It also includes new and emerging…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Well Being, Young Children
Innovative Strategies to Help Families Cope with the Effects of Domestic Violence
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Haeseler, Lisa Ann – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
Women and children coping with issues of domestic violence abuse urgently require help from early childhood professionals. The U.S. Department of Justice (2008) details these women and children are in peril. This article focuses on female domestic violence abuse. It presents some warning signs of domestic violence. It also offers steps on how to…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Coping, Guides
Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs: An Integrated Theory.
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McCurdy, Karen; Daro, Deborah – Family Relations, 2001
Outlines a conceptual model of parental involvement in family support programs, anchored in ecological and family systems frameworks. Proposes that parental decisions to enroll and remain in support programs are shaped by a variety of factors at different levels of influence, including individual characteristics of the parent and family, provider…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Enrollment, Family Characteristics, Family Programs
A New Paradigm for Male Involvement in Comprehensive Child Development Programs.
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Thomas, Earl – Journal of Children and Poverty, 1995
Describes a paradigm for identifying male involvement in Comprehensive Child Development Programs (CCDP) that is based on 4 years of service delivery for 40 adult males participating in Project EAGLE, a federally funded CCDP in Kansas City (Kansas). The paper addresses issues of diversity of characteristics and participation patterns of the males…
Descriptors: Child Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Programs, Individual Characteristics
Building Successful Home Visitor-Mother Relationships and Reaching Program Goals in Two Early Head Start Programs: A Qualitative Look at Contributing Factors
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Brookes, Sheila J.; Summers, Jean Ann; Thornburg, Kathy R.; Ispa, Jean M.; Lane, Valeri J. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006
This paper presents the results of two qualitative studies, conducted independently in two Early Head Start programs, exploring the reasons given by mothers and home visitors for family success or lack of success in achieving program goals and for engagement in the mother-home visitor relationship. Several patterns pertaining to family issues and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Home Visits, Disadvantaged Youth, Community Programs