Head Start children’s dual enrollment in Universal Pre-K: Prevalence and Child Outcomes

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Ji-Young Choi, The Ohio State University; Laura Betancur, Iowa State University; Wested; Heather Rouse, Iowa State University

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Project Citation: 

Choi, Ji-Young, Betancur, Laura, and Rouse, Heather . Head Start children’s dual enrollment in Universal Pre-K: Prevalence and Child Outcomes. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E198005V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The current study investigated the prevalence and outcomes related to Head Start (HS) children’s dual enrollment in state-funded universal preschool (Pre-K) using a secondary analysis of a statewide integrated administrative dataset (N = 2,986). It also explored whether a program partnership between HS and the local school district (within the same geographic service area) was associated with HS children’s higher enrollment in Pre-K. Findings showed that over half of the children attending HS additionally participated in Pre-K. Such dual enrollment, which reflects more daily hours of center-based early care and education, predicted higher teacher-reported school readiness skills, including cognitive, language, literacy, math, physical, and social-emotional skills. The rate of HS children’s dual enrollment was higher when their HS grantee had a stronger partnership with the local school district. Our findings highlight the importance of systematic efforts to maximize the utilization of ECE-allocated resources for low-income children.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families (90YE0228-01-02)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Head Start; Universal Pre-K; School Readiness; Program Partnership
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Iowa, USA
Universe:  View help for Universe Children who were born in and attended kindergarten in Iowa in 2016-17 or 2017-18 
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; survey data

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate
Not applicable due to the use of administrative data.
Sampling:  View help for Sampling
Not applicable due to the use of administrative data.
Data Source:  View help for Data Source Early Childhood Iowa STATE Longitudinal Study (ECILS), a state-representative dataset of administrative records created in 2019 using the Iowa’s Integrated Data System for Decision-Making. 
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) other
Scales:  View help for Scales Teaching Strategies GOLD (TS GOLD)
Weights:  View help for Weights None.
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Children; Children within school district

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