Appendix B-6.Study Brochure

Appendix B-6:
Study Brochure

Why is the Family and
Early Care and Education
Provider Relationship
Study being done?
The demand for early education and child
care for children from birth to age 5
has grown over the last 30 years. With
increased enrollments in these kinds of
programs, researchers are interested in
learning about how the quality of the
relationship between children’s families
and their teachers/child care providers
affects children, their families, and those
teaching and caring for children.

For More Information
For additional questions or comments,
please contact:
• Nancy Geyelin Margie, Ph.D.
Project Monitor
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW
7th Floor West
Washington, DC  20447
Phone: 202-401-5522
Email: [email protected]

Family and
Early Care and
Education Provider
Relationship Study

• Christine Winquist Nord, Ph.D.
Project Director
Westat
1600 Research Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-294-4463
Email: [email protected]

To learn more about the study, visit the Office
of Planning, Research, and Evaluation’s website
at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/
other_resrch/fprq/overview.html#overview

The purpose of this study is to test a new
survey that will be used by teachers, child
care providers, early learning programs staff,
researchers, and policymakers to
assess the quality of early education and
child care environments.

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About the Study

Topics covered

Who is conducting the Study?

What is the Family and Early Care
and Education Provider Relationship
Study about?
The goal of the study is to develop a survey
about the relationship between families
and providers of early education and care
for children 5 years of age and younger.
The survey will look at this relationship
from families’ and teachers’/child care
providers’ points of view. The results will
help teachers, child care providers, and
policymakers improve children’s care
and early learning experiences.

Teachers/Child Care Providers

The study is sponsored by the Office of
Head Start (OHS) and the Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), which are
part of the Administration for Children and
Families in the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. Westat and Child Trends,
two research firms in the Washington, DC,
area, are conducting the study.

Who will be able to participate?
Teachers, child care providers, program
directors, and families will be asked to
participate in this study. The surveys will
ask about how teachers/child care providers
and families work together to teach and
care for children.
Do I have to participate?
Your participation in this study is
voluntary. By participating, you will
help improve the early education
and care that young children in
the United States receive.
Will anyone else see my
answers?
No, all of your answers will
be kept private. Your answers
will not be shared with anyone
outside of the study or used
for any purpose other than
this research.

• How often you talk with parents about
their children.
• How often you talk with parents about
your rules and expectations for children in
your care.

Families
• How often you talk with your child’s
teacher or child care provider about topics
such as your child’s day.
• How easy or difficult it is for you to reach
your child’s teacher or child care provider
during the day.

Program Directors
• Enrollment information (e.g., the number
and ages of children enrolled).
• Your program’s physical environment and
information about services your program
may offer parents.

The Office of Head Start is a national
program that promotes school readiness
through educational, health, nutritional,
social and other services to enrolled children
and families. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
programs/ohs/
The Office of Planning, Research, and
Evaluation (OPRE) advises the Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families on
increasing the effectiveness and efficiency
of programs to improve the economic and
social well-being of children and families.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/
index.html
Westat is a research firm that
conducts research studies for the Federal
Government and other clients.
www.westat.com
Child Trends is a nonprofit
research organization that focuses
on childhood studies.
www.childtrends.org