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An Impact Study Of Locally-Designed Head Start Program Models On Children's Assessment Scores, Jennifer Price
An Impact Study Of Locally-Designed Head Start Program Models On Children's Assessment Scores, Jennifer Price
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Head Start, a nationwide early childhood program, promotes the development and use of locally-designed program models, such as partnerships with child care centers, to expand enrollment opportunities and improve service delivery to eligible children and families. Partnerships are considered to be an efficient solution with positive benefits accruing to the Head Start grantee, partnering child care center, and participating families. It is not known, however, whether partnerships differ from standard, direct-managed centers in terms of promoting school readiness among children, the goal of Head Start. This study addresses that question, undertaking an assessment of the impact, if any, that program …