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A Two-Generation Education Intervention and Children's Attendance in Head Start
Teresa Eckrich Sommer1, William Schneider2, Elise Chor3
1Northwestern University.
Child Development
|January 18, 2021
Summary
Family participation in workforce training programs like CareerAdvance significantly improved children's Head Start attendance. This two-generation approach boosts school attendance and reduces chronic absence rates.
Area of Science:
- Early childhood education
- Human capital development
- Family systems theory
Background:
- Two-generation programs aim to enhance both parent and child educational outcomes.
- Head Start programs serve children from low-income families, focusing on school readiness.
- Parental involvement is a key factor in early childhood education success.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between parental participation in the CareerAdvance workforce training program and children's attendance in Head Start.
- To assess the impact of a two-generation human capital intervention on early childhood education outcomes.
Main Methods:
- The study involved 293 children (average age 4 years) and their parents.
- A matched comparison group design was used to evaluate the CareerAdvance program's effects.
- Children's Head Start attendance, absence, and chronic absence rates were tracked over one semester.
Main Results:
- Children of parents in CareerAdvance showed higher attendance rates compared to the control group.
- CareerAdvance participants had lower rates of absence and chronic absence.
- These positive effects were observed across various risk subgroups.
Conclusions:
- Parental engagement in workforce training programs can positively influence children's early education attendance.
- A family systems approach, integrating parental support with early childhood education, is effective.
- Interventions like CareerAdvance demonstrate the potential of two-generation strategies for improving educational outcomes.
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