The 2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start FACES Programs

NCT06512740 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 51307-A
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 4,825
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The 2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) Programs (the 2021-2022 Study) builds on FACES 2019, a national study of children and families participating in Head Start programs. In the year following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a need to understand how children, families, and Head Start staff were faring. The 2021-2022 Study explores child, family, and staff well-being, primarily in the programs that participated in FACES 2019.

Conditions

Head Start Participation

Keywords

child care; child development; child health; child rearing; children; curriculum; early childhood education; families; Head Start; parenting; parents; parent well-being; teacher well-being; early childhood workforce; school readiness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (12)

• General health status

  Indicators of physical well-being were assessed by parent report to a survey item on if child's health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor

  October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022

• Social-emotional development

  Indicators of social-emotional development were assessed using teacher report of several items on children's positive and problem behaviors. Please see the 2021-2022 Study User's Manual (Reid et al. 2024) for more information on the scores and technical information.

  November 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022

• Social-emotional development - Approaches to learning

  Indicators of social-emotional development were assessed using teacher and parent report of approaches to learning using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Class of 1998 (ECLS-K). The items assess a child's motivation, attention, organization, persistence, and independence in learning. Please see U.S. Department of Education 2002 for more information on the scores and technical properties.

  October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022

• Parents' depressive symptoms

  Parents' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information.

  October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022

• Teachers' depressive symptoms

  Teachers' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information.

  November 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022

• Program directors' depressive symptoms

  Program directors' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information.

  April-July 2022

• Center directors' depressive symptoms

  Center directors' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information.

  April-July 2022

• Parents' anxiety

  Parents' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information.

  October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022

• Teachers' anxiety

  Teachers' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information.

  November 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022

• Program directors' anxiety

  Program directors' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information.

  April-July 2022

• Center directors' anxiety

  Center directors' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information.

  April-July 2022

• Staffing challenges

  Staffing challenges were measured by summarizing center director survey items about the extent to which staff turnover has been a problem in terms of maintaining consistency in operations and care of children, and about finding classroom coverage and having enough staff to operate at full capacity.

  April-July 2022

Study Arms (1)

Head Start children and families

Children (1,837) Parents (1,837) Teachers (631) Program directors (176) Center directors (344)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Head Start children (and their families), Head Start programs, Head Start centers, Head Start classrooms/teachers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

Study Sites (1)

Mathematica

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20002, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Radloff, L. "The CES-D Scale: A Self-Report Depression Scale for Research in the General Population." Applied Psychological Measurement, vol. 1, no. 3, 1977, pp. 385-401.

  BACKGROUND

• Reid, M., A. Kopack Klein, E. Doran, B. Lepidus Carlson, J. Cannon, N. Aikens, S. Skidmore, K. Gonzalez, X. Li, L. Malone, S. Bernstein. "2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start FACES Programs (2021-2022 Study): User's Manual." Washington, DC: Mathematica, 2024.

  BACKGROUND

• Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 22;166(10):1092-7. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092.

  PMID: 16717171 BACKGROUND

• U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), Psychometric Report for Kindergarten through First Grade. NCES 2002-05. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 2002.

  BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Sara Bernstein, Ph.D.

  Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Nikki Aikens, Ph.D.

  Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Louisa Tarullo, Ed.D.

  Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 16, 2024
• First Posted: July 22, 2024
• Study Start: August 30, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2022
• Study Completion: July 31, 2022
• Last Updated: July 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

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

Locations

US (1)