Early Head Start

Reaching and Supporting Families Most in Need: Lessons and Practice Considerations from the Head Start REACH Case Studies

Posted by Jamar Little on March 5, 2024 | Featured

What is the Head Start REACH project? The Head Start REACH project is examining the ERSEA approaches that programs for infants and toddlers (Early Head Start) and preschool-age children (Head Start) use to engage Head Start–eligible families experiencing adversities. Adversities … Read More

Tags: Child Welfare, Child Well-Being, Data, Early Head Start, OPRE, REACH, Safety Permanency & Wellbeing

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) before age 3: Evidence for the Family Map Inventory

Posted by Jamar Little on September 20, 2023 | Featured

INTRODUCTION Engaging and supporting parents as key nurturers of children is a hallmark objective of Early Head Start (EHS) and other high quality childhood education programs (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018, 2022). In particular, two-generation programs like … Read More

Tags: ACEs, Child Well-Being, Childhood Trauma, Data, Early Head Start, Family, Resources, Safety Permanency & Well-being, Trauma