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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
In preparation for the reauthorization of Head Start, this study examined the number and characteristics of participants served, the services provided and the way they were delivered, federal and nonfederal program dollars received and spent by programs delivered by Head Start, and other programs providing similar early childhood services. The…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Educational Finance, Family Programs
Ounce of Prevention Fund. – 2002
Noting that prevention is the key to healthy development of the youngest children in Illinois, the Birth to Three Project is working to develop a comprehensive, coordinated system of services for expecting families and children under 3 years of age. This progress report details the first year implementation of the All Our Kids (AOK): Birth to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Family Programs, Infants, Objectives
Buell, Martha J.; Hallam, Rena A.; Beck, Heidi L. – 2000
Using the same approach of family involvement and empowerment that has guided Head Start, Early Head Start offers its services to pregnant women and children, birth to age 3. One of the characteristics that differentiates Early Head Start from traditional Head Start is the mandate to offer full-day, full-year services to infants and toddlers. The…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Day Care, Family Programs, Infants
Peer reviewedBerger, Michael; Fowlkes, Mary Anne – Young Children, 1980
Descriptors: Coping, Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Peer reviewedHood, Sally A. – Educational Perspectives, 1976
Describes current child care legislation in Hawaii and how it may impact on the provision and coordination of services for children. (Editor)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Care, Childhood Needs, Family Programs
Peer reviewedMcRae, Barbara – Children Today, 1993
Describes the founding and operation of a family center in Macon County, North Carolina, that combines Head Start, day care, disabilities mainstreaming, prenatal care, and a parent-child center all in one complex. The New Horizons Center will serve as a training site under the Smart Start statewide preschool initiative. (MDM)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Day Care Centers, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedKamerman, Sheila B.; Kahn, Alfred J. – Child Welfare, 1995
Discusses policy and program innovations in toddler day care and family support services in Europe, focusing on educational opportunities in Denmark, France, Italy, Finland, Sweden, and England. Reviews the implications of these innovations for toddler day care and family support services in the United States. (MDM)
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedSewell, Lynette – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1993
Describes the Livingstone Family Centre in Bedford, United Kingdom, focusing on the characteristics of the local community, staffing considerations, parent involvement, and such center activities as an annual pantomime, keep-fit classes, infant care visits by community health workers, a toy library, and joint activities for parents and children.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Services, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFirehock, Karen – Nature Study, 1993
Presents an Izaak Walton League of America's Save Our Streams (SOS) program that teaches citizens how to protect streams. This organization provides activities for families, school groups, scout troops, 4-H clubs and other youth organizations. (MCO)
Descriptors: Community, Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Responsibility
Direct linkGraber, Helen V.; Wolfe, Jayne L. – Journal of Family Social Work, 2004
The Family Support Center, recognizing the need for single women with children to maintain stability, has developed a program referred to as the Family Support Center Village, which incorporates a service enriched co-housing model. The "Village" will be the catalyst for these mothers' self-sufficiency and will provide opportunities to develop…
Descriptors: Mothers, Females, Family Programs, One Parent Family
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1994
This Senate report delivered by Mr. Kennedy describes elements of the Human Services Reauthorization (HSR) Act of 1994. It provides: (1) a summary of the bill which reauthorizes funding for Head Start, the Community Services Block Grant, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and the Family Resource Program for fiscal years 1995 through…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Family Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This report presents amendments to H.R. 4250, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry out the Head Start Act, the Community Services Block Grant Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act, and the newly enacted Family Resource and Support Act. The text of the amendments themselves, as well as the complete…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
Barnard, Kathryn; And Others – 1986
Offering a discussion for administrators and practitioners serving disabled and at-risk infants, toddlers, and their families, these three addresses explore issues, strategies, and models of program evaluation. "Major Issues in Program Evaluation," by Kathryn Barnard, discusses the purpose of, process of, and ways of doing program…
Descriptors: Action Research, Clinics, Disabilities, Family Programs
Flores, T. R. – 1973
The study sought to document how the National Institute of Education sponsored Mountain-Plains Career Education Model Four (CEM4) is improving on the advancing the family residential approach. This was accomplished by comparing aspects of the seven programs by way of: (1) a collection and review of available literature and reports, (2) site…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Programs, Facilities Management, Family Programs
Hardy, James M. – 1966
This research attempts to evaluate the YMCA's program in terms of its effect upon the family members it serves. The study was designed to: (1) classify, by descriptive types, the various kinds of YMCA operations which serve the family, identifying their characteristic differences; (2) examine and describe operating practices of family YMCAs…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Programs, One Parent Family, Parent Education
