Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness

Impact Studies with High Ratings

yes

Impact Studies with Moderate Ratings

Jones Harden, B., Chazan-Cohen, R., Raikes, H., & Vogel, C. (2010). Early Head Start home visitation: The role of implementation in bolstering program benefits. Unpublished manuscript.

Love, J., Kisker, E., Ross, C., Schochet, P., Brooks-Gunn, J., Boller, K., et al. (2001). Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families. Report to Commissioner’s Office of Research and Evaluation, Head Start Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, & Department of Health and Human Services. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Love, J., Kisker, E., Ross, C. M., Schochet, P. Z., Brooks-Gunn, J., Paulsell, D., et al. (2002). Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start. Volumes I-III: Final technical report [and] appendixes [and] local contributions to understanding the programs and their impacts. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau.

Roggman, L., Boyce, L. K., & Cook, G. (2009). Keeping kids on track: Impacts of a parenting-focused Early Head Start program on attachment security and cognitive development. Early Education & Development, 20(6), 920-941.

Impact Studies with Low Ratings

yes

Implementation Studies

Asawa, L. E. (2008). Reducing the risk of child maltreatment through the Early Head Start program. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 69(3-B), 1939.

Brookes, S. J., Summers, J. A., Thornburg, K. R., Ispa, J. M., & Lane, V. J. (2006). Building successful home visitor-mother relationships and reaching program goals in two Early Head Start programs: A qualitative look at contributing factors. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(1), 25–45.

Gill, S., Greenberg, M. T., & Vazquez, A. (2002). Changes in the service delivery model and home visitors' job satisfaction and turnover in an Early Head Start program. Infant Mental Health Journal, 23(1), 182–196.

Gill, S., Greenberg, M. T., Moon, C., & Margraf, P. (2007). Home visitor competence, burnout, support, and client engagement. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 15(1), 23–44. doi:10.1300/J137v15n01A02

Golas, J. C., Horn, D., & Caruso, D, A. (2006). Challenges in implementing center-based and home-based Early Head Start programs. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 21(2), 163-175.

Heffernon, R., & Sandler, L. (1999). Phoenix Early Head Start: Twelve family stories, year two. Tempe: Arizona State University, Morrison Institute for Public Policy.

Heffernon, R., & Sandler, L. (2000). Phoenix Early Head Start: Twelve family stories. Final chapter. Tempe: Arizona State University, Morrison Institute for Public Policy.

Ispa, J., Sharp, E., Brookes, S., Wolfenstein, M., Thornburg, K., Fine, M., et al. (2000, June). Mother and home visitor personality characteristics, the mother-home-visitor relationship, and home visit intensity. Paper presented at Head Start National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

Kisker, E. E., Love, J. M., & Raikes, H. (1999). Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs. Volume I: Cross-site perspectives. Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project. Local-national partnerships. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau.

Kisker, E. E., Paulsell, D., Love, J. M., & Raikes, H. (2002). Pathways to quality and full implementation in Early Head Start programs. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Head Start Bureau.

McAllister, C. L., & Thomas, T. (2007). Infant mental health and family support: Contributions of Early Head Start to an integrated model for community-based early childhood programs. Infant Mental Health Journal, 28(2), 192–215. doi:10.1002/imhj.20129

Peterson, C. A., Luze, G. J., Eshbaugh, E. M., Hyun-joo Jeon, & Kantz, K. R. (2007). Enhancing parent-child interactions through home visiting: Promising practice or unfulfilled promise? Journal of Early Intervention, 29(2), 119–140.

Rector, E. J. (2002). Early Head Start: Home visiting and parenting group program uptake. An implementation study (Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington, 2002). Dissertation Abstracts International, 63(05A), 240-1999. (AAI3053547)

Sandler, L., Heffernon, R., & Sheety, A. (1999). On track with Phoenix Early Head Start. Evaluation report, 1997-98. Report submitted to Southwest Human Development. Tempe: Arizona State University, Morrison Institute for Public Policy.

Studies That Did Not Meet Review Criteria

Bradley, R. H., Chazan-Cohen, R., & Raikes, H. (2009). The impact of early head start on school readiness: New looks. Early Education & Development, 20(6), 883-892. doi:10.1080/10409280903365033.

Brown, J. R., Knoche, L. L., Edwards, C. P., & Sheridan, S. M. (2009). Professional development to support parent engagement: A case study of early childhood practitioners. Early Education & Development, 20(3), 482–506. doi:10.1080/10409280902783475.

Chazan-Cohen, R. (2007). It takes time: Impacts of Early Head Start that lead to reductions in maternal depression two years later. Infant Mental Health Journal, 28, 151–170.

Condon, M., & Spieker, S. (2008). It's more than a measure: Reflections on a university-Early Head Start partnership. Infants & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Special Care Practices, 21(1), 70–81.

Cook, G., & Roggman, L. (2004). Promoting language development in an Early Head Start home visiting program: What makes it work? Paper presented at the Head Start Research Conference. Washington, DC.

Cook, G., & Roggman, L. (2009). PICCOLO (Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes) technical report. Logan: Utah State University, Early Intervention Research Institute.

Early Head Start evaluation and Tracking Pre-K (TPK) follow-up. Retrieved November 19, 2009, from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/other_resrch/eval_data/reports/common_constructs/com_appa_hseval.html

Early Head Start National Resource Center. (2004). A parent's guide to the Head Start home-based program option. Washington, DC: Head Start Bureau.

Early Head Start National Resource Center. (2004). Home visitor's handbook for the Head Start home-based program option. Washington, DC: Head Start Bureau.

Fenichel, E., & Mann, T. L. (2001). Early Head Start for low-income families with infants and toddlers. Future of Children, 11(1), 135–141.

Hallock, P. W. (2002). One step forward, two steps back: Making change in Early Head Start (Doctoral dissertation, University of New Hampshire, 2002). Dissertation Abstracts International, 63(11A), 314-3848. (AAI3070975).

Harris, B. A. (2005). Impact of Early Head Start and community child care partnerships on quality infant and toddler programming (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 2005). Dissertation Abstracts International, 66(05A), 103-1628. (AAI3176782)

Haskins, R., Barnett, W. S., Brookings Institution, & National Institute for Early Education Research. (2010). Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy. Brookings Institution.

Home visiting and resource mothers: Bibliography of materials from MCHLine. Retrieved November 19, 2009, from http://www.mchlibrary.info/databases/bibliography.php?target=auto_search_homevisit

Horodynski, M. A., & Gibbons, C. (2004). Rural low-income mothers' interactions with their young children. Pediatric Nursing, 30(4), 299–306.

Howard, K. S., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2009). The role of home-visiting programs in preventing child abuse and neglect. Future of Children, 19(2), 119–146.

Jameson, J. S. (2008). Attainment of parenting goals in an Early Head Start program. (Doctoral dissertation, Colorado State University). Dissertation Abstracts International, 70(02A), 131-466. (AAI3346480)..

Johnson, K. (2009). State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership. New York: National Center for Children in Poverty.

Jung, S., & Stone, S. (2008). Sociodemographic and programmatic moderators of Early Head Start: Evidence from the national Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project. Children & Schools, 30(3), 149–157.

Korfmacher, J., Green, B., Spellmann, M., & Thornburg, K. R. (2007). The helping relationship and program participation in early childhood home visiting. Infant Mental Health Journal, 28(5), 459–480. doi:10.1002/imhj.20148.

McLearn, K. T., Knitzer, J., & Carter, A. S. (2007). Mental health: A neglected partner in the healthy development of young children. In Aber, J. L., Bishop-Josef, S. J., & Jones, S. M. (Eds). Child development and social policy: Knowledge for action (pp. 233–248). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Martin, A., Brooks-Gunn, J., Chazan-Cohen, R., Raikes, H., Kisker, E. E., Vogel, C., et al. (2007). Early Head Start study children at age 5: How and for whom are early childhood programs having effects? The impact of home-based services on children and families in Early Head Start. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) biannual meeting, Boston, MA.

Paulsell, D., Mekos, D., Del Grosso, P., Banghart, P., & Nogales, R. (2006). The enhanced home visiting pilot project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers--final interim report. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Paulsell, D., Mekos, D., Del Grosso, P., Rowand, C., & Banghart, P. (2006). Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start enhanced home visiting pilot evaluation: Final report. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Peterson, C., Roggman, L., Staerkel, F., Cook, G., Jeon, H. J., & Thornburg, K. (2003). Understanding the dimensions of family involvement in home visiting programs. Unpublished manuscript.

Raikes, H., Green, B. L., Atwater, J., Kisker, E., Constantine, J., & Chazan-Cohen, R. (2006). Involvement in Early Head Start home visiting services: Demographic predictors and relations to child and parent outcomes. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(1), 2–24. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.01.006.

Robinson, J., & Emde, R. N. (2004). Mental health moderators of Early Head Start on parenting and child development: Maternal depression and relationship attitudes. Parenting: Science and Practice, 4(1), 73–97.

Robinson, J. L., Klute, M. M., Faldowski, R., Pan, B., Staerkel, F., Summers, J. A., & Wall, S. (2009). Mixed approach programs in the Early Head Start research and evaluation project: An in-depth view. Early Education and Development, 20 (6), 893-919.

Roggman, L., Cook, G., Peterson, C. A., & Jump, V. K. (nd) Variations in home visit quality in two Early Head Start programs in relation to home environment and child vocabulary outcomes. Unpublished manuscript.

Roggman, L. A., Boyce, L. K., Cook, G. A., & Jump, V. K. (2001). Inside home visits: A collaborative look at process and quality. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(1), 53–71.

Roggman, L. A., Cook, G. A., Peterson, C. A., & Raikes, H. (2008). Who drops out of Early Head Start home visiting programs? Early Education and Development, 19(4), 574–599.

Staerkel, F. J., & Spieker, S. (2006). Unstable housing--A significant challenge for home visiting programs: An Early Head Start case example. Journal of Family Social Work, 10(1), 61–76.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. (1997)ACF OPRE: Early Head Start research and evaluation project (EHSRE). Part 3: Mixed approach programs. Early Head Start program profile: Early education services Early Head Start. Brattleboro, VT, September 16-18, 1997. Retrieved November 20, 2009, from
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/ehs/ehs_resrch/reports/leadingvol_2/leading_vol2_pt3_vt.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. (2006). Research to practice: Early Head Start home-based services. Early Head Start research and evaluation project (EHSRE). Retrieved November 11, 2009, from
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/ehs/ehs_resrch/reports/homebase_services/homebase.html

Welteroth, S. J. (1999). Increasing play competence for very young children: How two Early Head Start home visitors conceptualize and actualize their roles (role actualization) (Doctoral dissertation, Pennslyvania State University, 1999). Dissertation Abstracts International, 60(07A), 169-2364. (AAG9938094)

Wen, X. (2006). Parent involvement in Early Head Start: Dimensions and associations with parenting outcomes(Doctoral dissertation, Purdue University, 2006). 0183 Adviser: James G. Elicker.  Dissertation Abstracts International, 67(09A), 130-3293 (AAI3232256).

Zhang, C., & Schwartz, B. (2003). How Early Head Start programs are doing their jobs: Perspectives from families in an inner city. Journal of Early Education & Family Review, 11(1), 22–34.

Voices for America's Children. (2006). Public investments that positively impact child and family outcomes: What the research tells us. Washington, DC: Author.