ERIC Number: ED128071
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Mar-9
Pages: 43
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[UMOS Child Center Project. Final Report.]
United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc., Milwaukee, WI.
This report presents a description and a brief evaluation of the Child Center Project, a bilingual-bicultural early childhood development program designed to prepare preschool Latino children to succeed in school without losing their bilingual-bicultural identity. Funded by the Office of Child Development, the three-year project was initiated in 1972 by the United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc. (UMOS), a non-profit corporation in the state of Wisconsin. A major goal of UMOS has been to help migrant farm workers who decide to leave the migrant stream and relocate in Wisconsin. The center served approximately fifty 3- to 5-year-olds in each year of operation, and emphasized parent participation and control as well as the presence of male Latino teachers in the classroom. Included in the report are a breakdown of the ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds of the children who participated, educational objectives and the final project evaluation findings. (MS)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Day Care, Disadvantaged Youth, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Mexican Americans, Migrant Education, Parent Participation, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Evaluation, Puerto Ricans, Social Services, Socioeconomic Background, Spanish Speaking
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Office of Child Development (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc., Milwaukee, WI.
Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
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