Gains in Language and Cognitive Scores Among Children in Their First and Second Years of Head Start

Jessica Harding, Philip Gleason, Nikki Aikens, Lizabeth Malone, Louisa Tarullo, Judy Cannon and Kathryn Cronquist

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Abstract: This brief describes the gains children made across a year of Head Start for children returning for their second year of Head Start and children entering their first year, using nationally representative data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2014-2018 (FACES 2014).

Keywords: Head Start children; duration; early care and education; cognitive skills; language skills; two years (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
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