Head Start-College Partnerships as a Strategy for Promoting Family Economic Success: A Study of Benefits, Challenges, and Promising Programs

Autor/inn/en	Gault, Barbara; Cruse, Lindsey Reichlin; Holtzman, Tessa; Contreras-Mendez, Susana
Institution	Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
Titel	Head Start-College Partnerships as a Strategy for Promoting Family Economic Success: A Study of Benefits, Challenges, and Promising Programs
Quelle	(2019), (66 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Partnerships in Education; Early Intervention; Low Income Groups; Early Childhood Education; Postsecondary Education; Economic Factors; Outcomes of Education; College Students; Parents; Child Care; Student Needs; Access to Education; College School Cooperation; Program Effectiveness; Barriers; Young Children; Eligibility; Institutional Characteristics; Social Mobility; Socioeconomic Status; Job Training; Educational Attainment; Washington; Illinois (Chicago); Georgia (Atlanta); California (Santa Ana); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulpartnerschaft; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Collegestudent; Eltern; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Frühe Kindheit; Eignung; Soziale Mobilität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; USA
Abstract	Improving family economic security in the United States requires new strategies to support parents while they develop skills and attain postsecondary education to prepare them for well-paid jobs. Parents need stable, affordable, convenient, and high-quality child care to attend and complete college, but child care costs are unaffordable for many parenting students, and child care centers are declining on college campuses. Head Start, the largest early care and education program in the country, provides eligible families with parental supports that could be utilized to promote college attainment. This report features findings from an Institute for Women's Policy Research study of Head Start partnerships with colleges and universities, based on expert and program leader interviews, program scans, and site visits. The report discusses the challenges and benefits experienced by partners and the families they serve and assesses the potential for increasing the number of Head Start-college partnerships to help low-income families achieve long-term economic security. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01