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Dear <[NAME OF PARENT]>:
[LOCAL UNIVERSITY] and Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. invite you and your
child,<[NAME OF CHILD]>, to participate in the 5th-Grade Early Head Start Follow-Up study.
This study is part of the Early Head Start Study that <[NAME OF CHILD]> and <[his/her]>
family have been a part of for many years. We appreciate the assistance you already have
provided for this study and look forward to talking with you and <[NAME OF CHILD]> again in
the near future.
When <[NAME OF CHILD]> is in 5th grade, or in <[his/her]> sixth year of school, a
member of our research team will contact you to schedule a visit at a time convenient for both
you and <[NAME OF CHILD]>. As in the past, we will ask the child to participate in a set of
activities, interview the child’s mother, and videotape the mother and child.
To help plan for this follow-up, it is important that we have your current address and
telephone number. We also would like to verify when <[NAME OF CHILD]> started
kindergarten, and in which grade <[he/she]> is in now.
Please complete the enclosed form and return it in the postage-paid envelope as
soon as possible. Your information will be kept strictly confidential, and we will use it only to
contact you for the study.
If you have any questions, please contact us at XXX-XXX-XXXX. You can also send us
an e-mail at [email protected] with this information.
Sincerely,

5th-Grade Early Head Start Follow-Up Study Information Sheet

1. Child’s Name: <[NAME OF CHILD]>
If this is not correct, please write the correct name: ____________________________
2. Child’s Current Grade in School: <[GRADE]>
If this is not correct, please write the correct grade __________
3. Number of years Child has attended school since kindergarten. Please include the
kindergarten year and the current school year in your count.
Number of years Child has attended school__________
4. Parent/Guardian Name: <[PARENT NAME]>
If this is not correct, please write the correct name: _______________________
5. Address: <[ADDRESS]>
If this is not correct, please write the correct address below:
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
6. Telephone number(s) where you can be reached: <[PHONE]>
If this is not correct, please write the correct number(s) (including cell phone numbers)
where you can be reached. Please include the area code with the seven-digit number:
(_________)_________________
(_________)_________________
(_________)_________________