Early Head Start Shows Significant Results for Low Income Children and Parents

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Head Start ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Children And Parents

Head Start: Making a Popular Program Work

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-441
Author(s):  
DOUGLAS J. BESHAROV ◽  
TERRY W. HARTLE
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Annual Cost ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Poor Children

Head Start, the federal government's preschool program for low-income children, is one of the nation's most popular domestic initiatives. In 1980, President Carter praised it as "a program that works." President Reagan included Head Start in the "safety net" and has presided over a substantial funding increase. Head Start began in 1965 as a 6-week summer experiment in using child development services to improve the future prospects of disadvantaged children. It quickly became a full year program. Now, 20 years old, it serves about 450,000 children, at an annual cost of more than $1 billion. The program's popularity is based on the widespread impression that it lifts poor children out of poverty by improving their learning ability and school performance.

Does the CATCH Early Childhood Program Increase Physical Activity Among Low-Income Preschoolers?—Results From a Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ru-Jye Chuang ◽  
Shreela V. Sharma ◽  
Cheryl Perry ◽  
Pamela Diamond
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
School Year ◽  
Observation Method

Purpose: To explore whether the physical activity (PA) component of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health Early Childhood (CATCH EC) program helps increasing preschoolers’ PA during active times at preschool. Design: Nonrandomized controlled experimental study. Setting: Head Start centers in Houston, Texas, 2009 to 2010 school year. Participants: A total of 439 preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years (3 intervention centers, n = 220; 3 comparison centers, n = 219). Intervention: The CATCH EC preschool-based teacher-led nutrition and PA program. Measures: Preschoolers’ PA was measured at baseline and postintervention using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time–Preschool version, a direct observation method measuring PA at the classroom level. Parent surveys provided demographic data. Analysis: Pre-to-post changes in preschoolers’ PA were examined using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Results show a significant decrease in the percentage time preschoolers spent in level 2 PA (low activity) at intervention ( P = .005) and comparison ( P = .041) centers. Indoor vigorous activity increased significantly on an average by +6.04% pre-to-post intervention among preschoolers in the intervention group ( P = .049); no significant change was found in the comparison group. Conclusion: The CATCH EC favorably increased indoor vigorous PA level among low-income children attending Head Start.

scholarly journals Oral health activities of Early Head Start teachers directed toward children and parents

2011 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Kranz ◽  
R. Gary Rozier ◽  
Leslie P. Zeldin ◽  
John S. Preisser
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Early Head Start ◽  
Head Start Teachers ◽  
Children And Parents

scholarly journals Exploring Fathering Roles in Low-Income Families: The Influence of Intergenerational Transmission

2006 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Shears ◽  
Jean Ann Summers ◽  
Kimberly Boller ◽  
Gina Barclay-McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Head Start ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Father Figures ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Being There ◽  
The Relationship

This study explores the meaning of fathering among men identified as fathers or father figures of 24-month-old children enrolled in Early Head Start research sites. Fathers were asked open-ended questions about their experiences of being fathers and their relationships with their own fathers. These men spoke of how important “being there” was for them in their relationship with their child as well as how the relationship with their own fathers influenced them as a parent. This study supports the theory of intergenerational parenting and furthers our knowledge and understanding of what some men feel are important aspects of being a good father. A theoretical framework on why men may model their father's behaviors is offered, as are implications for practitioners.

scholarly journals Evaluating Two Oral Health Video Interventions with Early Head Start Families

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn B. Wilson ◽  
Barbara DeBaryshe ◽  
Malkeet Singh ◽  
Sharon Taba
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Head Start ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Home Visitors ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Family Centered

Poor oral health in early childhood can have long-term consequences, and parents often are unaware of the importance of preventive measures for infants and toddlers. Children in rural, low-income families suffer disproportionately from the effects of poor oral health. Participants were 91 parents of infants and toddlers enrolled in Early Head Start (EHS) living in rural Hawai'i, USA. In this quasi-experimental design, EHS home visitors were assigned to use either a didactic or family-centered video with parents they served. Home visitors reviewed short segments of the assigned videos with parents over an eight-week period. Both groups showed significant prepost gains on knowledge and attitudes/behaviors relating to early oral health as well as self-reported changes in family oral health routines at a six-week followup. Controlling for pretest levels, parents in the family-centered video group showed larger changes in attitudes/behaviors at posttest and a higher number of positive changes in family oral health routines at followup. Results suggest that family-centered educational videos are a promising method for providing anticipatory guidance to parents regarding early childhood oral health. Furthermore, establishing partnerships between dental care, early childhood education, and maternal health systems offers a model that broadens potential reach with minimal cost.

scholarly journals Low-income fathers' and mothers' perceptions of the father role: A qualitative study in four early head start communities

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Ann Summers ◽  
Helen Raikes ◽  
James Butler ◽  
Paul Spicer ◽  
Barbara Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Head Start ◽  
Father Role

EARLY HEAD START FAMILIES’ EXPERIENCES WITH STRESS: UNDERSTANDING VARIATIONS WITHIN A HIGH-RISK, LOW-INCOME SAMPLE

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 602-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason T. Hustedt ◽  
Jennifer A. Vu ◽  
Kaitlin N. Bargreen ◽  
Rena A. Hallam ◽  
Myae Han
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Head Start
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