Child Care Quality Study: The Impact of Head Start Partnership on Child Care Quality (Final Report)

By Diane Schilder, Meghan Broadstone, Ben Chauncey, Ellen Kiron, Candy Miller, and Youngok Lim

Recognizing the potential benefit of partnerships between child care and other early education programs, policymakers have supported partnerships at the point of service delivery, with the aim of meeting both the child development needs of young children and the workforce participation needs of their parents. This report conductsa rigorous investigation of the impact of one type of partnership—formal arrangements between child care providers, which primarily provide support for families’ workforce participation, and Head Start programs, which focus on children’s early development. It examines whether partnerships yield benefits for family child care providers, examines quality at the classroom level, and explores the relationship between partnership and children’s school readiness.

Contact Info: Diane Schilder (1-800-225-4276 x2757)

Project Website: Pre-K Impact Project

Published by: Education Development Center, Inc.

Download a copy of Child Care Quality Study: The Impact of Head Start Partnership on Child Care Quality (Final Report) (PDF, 1.26 MB): http://prekimpact.edc.org/data/HSPartnershipFinalReport.pdf

Price: Free
ISBN: Grant 90YE07
(88 pp.) PDF