Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study

NCT03116243 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MSHS
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,404
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The MSHS Study is a nationally representative study commissioned by the U.S. Office of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families that will describe the characteristics and experiences of the children and families who enroll in MSHS and the practices and services of the MSHS programs that serve them. The MSHS Study draws heavily on the Design for MSHS Survey Report (2011) and is informed by the current context of key policy and programmatic issues and broader issues impacting the lives of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families. The MSHS Study has two components: a Program/Center component and a Classroom, Family, Child component that are based on distinct samples. The first component is off-site and consists of mailed surveys that will be sent to the universe of MSHS program directors and a representative subset of center directors to provide information on program and center operations. The second component consists of onsite data collection - including classroom observations, surveys with teachers and assistant teachers, parent interviews, teacher and parent child reports, and direct child assessments - with a nationally-representative sample of centers, classrooms, families and children. Once data are collected, the study will address a set of research questions that can be summarized into three broad categories: (1) What are the characteristics of MSHS programs, families, and children? (2) What services do MSHS programs provide, what instructional and language practices are used, and what is the quality of MSHS classrooms? and (3) What are the associations between MSHS characteristics and child/family well-being?

Conditions

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start

Keywords

migrant and seasonal head start; early childhood education; head start

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Language Literacy

  Indicators of language literacy will be assessed during week-long site visits using Letter-Word Identification \& "Identificación de letras y palabras" in the Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey.

  1 year

• Emergent Literacy

  Indicators of emergent literacy will be assessed during week-long site visits using the Spanish Version (or English version for children who are not Spanish speakers) of the PLS-5 Auditory Comprehension subscale.

  1 year

• Emotional Skills

  Indicators of emotional skills will be assessed during week-long site visits using the Cognitive/ Social and Emotional/Regulations Scales from the Leiter-Third Edition Examiner Rating Scales.

  1 year

• Classroom Quality

  Classroom quality will be assessed during the week-long site visits using the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) Tool and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ (CLASS™).

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

MSHS children and families

Cohort includes: * children (1272) * parents (1272) * teachers (159) * teaching assistants (159) * program and center directors (253)

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population includes children birth to five years who attend Migrant Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs, along with their parents and teachers, center directors, and program directors.

You may qualify if:

• infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in participating Migrant and Seasonal Head Start centers/classrooms across the U.S. and their teachers and parents. Also includes center directors and program directors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abt Associates: lead
• The Catholic University of America: collaborator
• Westat: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Abt Associates, Inc.

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20201, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• O'Brien RW, Barrueco S, Lopez ML, D'Elio ML. Design for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Survey. Washington, D.C.: Administration for Children and Families, 2011.

  BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Sandra Barrueco, Ph.D.

  The Catholic Univeristy of America

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Michael L Lopez, Ph.D.

  Abt Associates

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Linda Caswell, Ed.D.

  Abt Associates

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 12, 2017
• First Posted: April 17, 2017
• Study Start: March 4, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2018
• Study Completion: April 30, 2018
• Last Updated: January 11, 2019

Record last verified: 2017-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (1)