This nationally representative
longitudinal study of Head Start programs and families will provide
data to address the following goals (1) to describe the population
served by Head Start, (2) to describe Head Start services, staff,
and quality, and (3) to explore change over time in child and
family outcomes and their relation to program services.
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USC 649 Name of Law: Improving Head Start for School Readiness
Act of 2007
FACES 2009 is the fifth cohort
for this ongoing study of Head Start. A new sample of Head Start
programs, centers, children, and families will be selected and
followed longitudinally for 2-3 years. The sample design, data
collection procedures, and instrumentation for FACES 2009 are
mostly the same as those used in FACES 2006, and while a few new
measures have been added to address current policies, the
respondent burden is slightly lower due to increased
efficiencies.
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