The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES 2018)

NCT04897789 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 50193
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 6,723
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Early Head Start (EHS) Family and Child Experiences Survey - 2018 (Baby FACES 2018) will answer new questions about EHS programs, staff, and families that can guide program technical assistance, management, and policy. It will provide information about EHS programs in the context of the adoption of the new Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. Baby FACES 2018 will consist of two nationally representative cross-sectional samples of programs, centers, classrooms, home visitors, and children and families. It will include surveys of program directors, center directors, teachers, home visitors, and parents; conduct observations of classrooms and home visits, and ask staff and parents to report on children's development.

Conditions

Early Head Start Participation

Keywords

child care; child development; child health; child nutrition; child rearing; children; early childhood education; Early Head Start; families; parenting skills; parents; relationships

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Classroom quality/teacher-child interactions

  Indicators of classroom quality were assessed using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, Infant version (CLASS-I), depending on the ages of children in the classroom. The CLASS assesses the quality of interactions between teachers and children in classrooms. Please see the Baby FACES User's Manual (Cannon et al. 2020) for more information on scores and technical properties.

  One-day observation in March-May 2018

• Classroom quality/teacher-child interactions

  Indicators of classroom quality were assessed using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, Toddler version (CLASS-T), depending on the ages of children in the classroom. The CLASS assesses the quality of interactions between teachers and children in classrooms. Please see the Baby FACES User's Manual (Cannon et al. 2020) for more information on scores and technical properties.

  One-day observation in March-May 2018

• Classroom quality/teacher-child interactions

  Indicators of classroom quality were assessed using the Quality of Caregiver Child Interactions for Infants and Toddlers (Q-CCIIT). The Q-CCIIT assesses the quality of interactions between teachers and children in classrooms. Please see the Baby FACES User's Manual (Cannon et al. 2020) for more information on scores and technical properties.

  One-day observation in March-May 2018

• Child expressive and receptive vocabulary

  Teachers and parents independently reported on words the child understands and says, using the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (CDI). Please see the Baby FACES User's Manual (Cannon et al. 2020) for more information on scores and technical properties.

  1 week

• Child social-emotional/behavioral development

  Teachers and parents independently reported on children's social competence and problem behaviors using the Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment. Please see the Baby FACES User's Manual (Cannon et al. 2020) for more information on scores and technical properties.

  1 week

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Teacher-child relationships

  1 week

• Parent-child relationships

  1 week

• Parent-child relationships

  1 week

Study Arms (6)

children/pregnant women

children/pregnant women (2,310)

parents

parents (2,310)

classrooms/teachers

classrooms/teachers (840)

home visitors

home visitors (630)

center directors

center directors (493)

program directors

program directors (140)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 4 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Early Head Start pregnant women and Early Heat Start infants and toddlers (and their families), Early Head Start programs, Early Head Start centers, Early Head Start home visitors, Early Head Start classrooms/teachers

You may qualify if:

• The Early Head Start programs participating in Baby FACES 2018 are a probability sample selected from among study-eligible programs on the 2016-2017 Head Start Program Information Report (PIR). To be eligible for the study, a program had to be
• In one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia
• Providing services directly to pregnant women or children up to preschool age.
• Not be in imminent danger of losing its grantee status.

You may not qualify if:

• American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs (Region XI) or Migrant and Seasonal Worker Head Start programs (Region XII) were not eligible.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.: lead
• Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation: collaborator
• Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Mathematica Policy Research

Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Cheri Vogel, Ph.D.

  Mathematica Policy Research

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Sally Atkins-Burnett, Ph.D.

  Mathematica Policy Research

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Yange Xue, Ph.D.

  Mathematica Policy Research

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 17, 2021
• First Posted: May 24, 2021
• Study Start: October 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: March 1, 2023
• Last Updated: May 24, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: Data will become available within 2 years of the completion of each study wave.
• Access Criteria: Applications for access to restricted-use data file include completing and adhering to a User Agreement.

Locations

US (1)