Implementing Early Head Start-Home Visiting

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Impact Studies with High Ratings

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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 Unpublished manuscript.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.

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Love, J., Kisker, E., Ross, C., Raikes, H., Constantine, J., Boller, K., et al. (2005). The effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-year-old children and their parents: Lessons for policy and programs. Developmental Psychology, 41(6), 885–901. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.41.6.885

Roggman, L. A., Boyce, L. K., Cook, G. A., & Hart, A. D. (2002). Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start. Vol. 3, Local contributions to understanding the programs and their impacts. Washington, DC: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation.

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.

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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.

Additional sources:
Kisker, E. E., Love, J. M., Raikes, H., Boller, K., Paulsell, D., Rosenberg, L., et al. (1999). Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs. Volume II: Program profiles. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau.

Paulsell, D., Kisker, E. E., Love, J. M., Raikes, H., Boller, K., Rosenberg, L., et al. (2000). Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs. Volume III: Program implementation. Early Head Start research. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Commissioner's Office of Research and Evaluation, 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.

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