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EARLY HEAD START HOME VISITATION: THE ROLE OF IMPLEMENTATION IN BOLSTERING PROGRAM BENEFITS
Author(s) -
Jones Harden Brenda,
ChazanCohen Rachel,
Raikes Helen,
Vogel Cheri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20525
Subject(s) - early head start , head start , context (archaeology) , psychology , program design language , nursing , developmental psychology , medical education , applied psychology , medicine , engineering , paleontology , software engineering , biology
Home visitation has emerged as a key strategy for promoting child and family well‐being in the current policy context. This article examines the effectiveness of the Early Head Start (EHS) home‐based program for children and families at the end of the program and 2 years later, with a particular focus on the role of program implementation in the impacts of the EHS home‐based program on child and family outcomes. There was a pattern of broad, modest effects of EHS home visiting for both children and parents, which were strengthened if the programs were fully implemented according to federal guidelines. In particular, impacts for children in the cognitive and language domain were documented. Implications of these findings for policy and practice are discussed.