Implementation Lessons from Six Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships

Impacts of COVID-19 on the early care and education sector in California: Variations across program types

“…Centers that operate with contracts, such as Head Start and state-contracted programs, tend to have stable, predictable, and timely funding, as they are paid to serve a certain number of children for a prearranged period of time ( Adams et al, 2021 ; National Center on Child Care Subsidy Innovation and Accountability and the State Capacity Building Center, 2016 ). Directors of Head Start and state-contracted programs must meet multiple standards and regulations and complete large amounts of paperwork to maintain their contracts, and these requirements were reported as some of the main challenges these providers face ( Halle et al, 2019 ). Programs that accept vouchers typically serve a mix of private-pay and voucher families.…”

Introduction to the Special Issue on Early Care and Education Collaboration

“…Levere, Del Grosso, Thomas, Madigan, and Fortunato (2019) describe a grant program that supports these partnerships and present findings from a national survey of programs that received these grants. Halle et al (2019) examine the development and implementation of six EHS/child care partnerships using a mixed-methods approach. Partnership benefits described in both articles include working together to offer professional development opportunities to teachers and additional services to families (Halle et al, 2019;Levere et al, 2019).…”

“…Halle et al (2019) examine the development and implementation of six EHS/child care partnerships using a mixed-methods approach. Partnership benefits described in both articles include working together to offer professional development opportunities to teachers and additional services to families (Halle et al, 2019;Levere et al, 2019).…”