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Assessing the Need to Convert Head Start Enrollment Slots to Early Head Start: Findings from the HS2EHS Case Studies. OPRE Report #2024-308

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Title: Assessing the Need to Convert Head Start Enrollment Slots to Early Head Start: Findings from the HS2EHS Case Studies. OPRE Report #2024-308
Language: English
Authors: Carly Morrison, Kate Stepleton, Diane Schilder, Catherine Kuhns, Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Urban Institute, MEF Associates
Source: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. 2024.
Availability: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2024
Contract Number: HHSP233201500064I
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Programs, Social Services, Low Income Students, Motivation, Grants, Enrollment, Community Characteristics, Policy, Community Needs, Infants, Toddlers, Pregnancy, Early Childhood Education
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Early Head Start, Head Start
Abstract: This brief presents select findings from "The Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start (HS2EHS) Case Studies," six case studies of grant recipients that converted enrollment slots from Head Start to Early Head Start in 2021. This brief focuses on how grant recipients "assess the need for conversion." The full report includes findings pertaining to the entire conversion process from start to finish. Specifically, this brief highlights findings related to the following research questions: (1) What motivates grant recipients to prepare for and convert enrollment slots?; (2) How do motivations vary based on policy, program, and/or community characteristics?; (3) How do grant recipients make decisions about conversion and assess community needs?; and (4) How do grant recipients determine if the program is meeting community needs?
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED666039
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This brief presents select findings from "The Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start (HS2EHS) Case Studies," six case studies of grant recipients that converted enrollment slots from Head Start to Early Head Start in 2021. This brief focuses on how grant recipients "assess the need for conversion." The full report includes findings pertaining to the entire conversion process from start to finish. Specifically, this brief highlights findings related to the following research questions: (1) What motivates grant recipients to prepare for and convert enrollment slots?; (2) How do motivations vary based on policy, program, and/or community characteristics?; (3) How do grant recipients make decisions about conversion and assess community needs?; and (4) How do grant recipients determine if the program is meeting community needs?