ERIC Number: ED666018
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 15
Abstractor: ERIC
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Implementing New or Expanded Early Head Start Services after Converting Slots: Findings from the HS2EHS Case Studies. OPRE Report #2024-310
Diane Schilder; Catherine Kuhns; Kate Stepleton; Carly Morrison
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
This brief presents select findings from the "Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start (HS2EHS) Case Studies," six case studies of grant recipients that converted enrollment slots from Head Start to Early Head Start in 2021. This brief focuses on "implementing new or expanded Early Head Start services following conversion." The full report includes findings pertaining to the entire conversion process from start to finish. Specifically, this brief highlights findings related to the following research questions: (1) To what extent are grant recipients successfully implementing high-quality Early Head Start services following conversion?; (2) What are the characteristics of grant recipients that successfully implement high-quality Early Head Start services following conversion of enrollment slots?; (3) What facilitates successful implementation of Early Head Start services following conversion of slots?; (4) What are the barriers to implementation of Early Head Start services following conversion of slots?; and (5) What technical assistance, resources, or other supports are available and useful to grant recipients implementing new or expanded Early Head Start services?
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Programs, Social Services, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Toddlers, Pregnancy, Individual Characteristics, Program Implementation, Success, Barriers, Technical Assistance, Resources, Grants, Screening Tests, Health Behavior, Educational Environment, Learning Activities
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE); Urban Institute; MEF Associates
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Early Head Start
Grant or Contract Numbers: HHSP233201500064I
Author Affiliations: N/A