This research examines factors affecting fathers' continuing support of and engagement in relationships with their very young children. It addresses who the fathers are, what level of involvement they have with their children and families, and how this involvement changes over time. Using a...

This research examines factors affecting fathers' continuing support of and engagement in relationships with their very young children. It addresses who the fathers are, what level of involvement they have with their children and families, and how this involvement changes over time. Using a...

Concludes that Early Head Start's measurement of father involvement improves on past methodologies in at least four ways: 1) it collects data from the fathers themselves; 2) it uses a variety of methods (surveys, open-ended questions, videotape) to assess quantitative and qualitative aspects of...

Using data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), this report for the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a portrait of children entering Head Start for the...

These tables provide statistics for all analyses in the research report.

Presents information on children born in 2001, collected when they were about nine months of age. Includes information on the characteristics of the children and their families, the early mental and physical skills of the children, their first experiences in child care, and their fathers.

This report provides insight into the demographics of Head Start children and families; children's cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development and health during a year in the program; and key attributes of Head Start classrooms and programs for children who entered Head Start for the...

This set of tables is designed to accompany a research brief profiling the nationally representative sample of Head Start children and families newly enrolled in the program in fall 2006, their home environments, and the Head Start classroom environments they entered. Following an introduction...