Enhancing Early Childhood Outcomes: Connecting Child Welfare and Head Start

Autor/inn/en	McCrae, Julie S.; Brown, Samantha M.; Yang, Jessica; Groneman, Sheila
Titel	Enhancing Early Childhood Outcomes: Connecting Child Welfare and Head Start
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 186 (2016) 7, S.1110-1125 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2015.1077818
Schlagwörter	Child Welfare; Disadvantaged Youth; Educational Policy; Enrollment; Preschool Children; Low Income; Cooperation; Public Agencies; Barriers; State Surveys; Focus Groups; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Referral; Welfare Services; Federal Aid; Administrator Attitudes; Interviews; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindeswohl; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Einschulung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Niedriglohn; Co-operation; Kooperation; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Head Start is a preschool program for families with low incomes and nearly 85% of child welfare-involved families are low-income, yet little is known about Head Start and child welfare collaboration. This study uses data from 28 Head Start directors to describe collaboration facilitators and barriers, and collaborative mechanisms in place. The mixed-methods study used data from a statewide survey and focus groups. Quantitative analysis used descriptive means and proportions. Qualitative analysis used a general inductive approach. Results show that nearly all Head Start programs prioritise enrollment for child welfare-involved children and know about foster care placement, but lack memoranda of understanding (50%), co-located staff (14%) and policies concerning joint service planning (9%). Directors report that Head Start staff need more support, including making referrals to child welfare. Cross-training, shared case planning, and streamlined processes could help move the organisations further along the developmental continuum of collaboration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01