| Title: |
Reaching and Engaging Families with Adversities in Head Start: A Conceptual Framework to Support Practices. Head Start REACH Conceptual Framework. OPRE Report #2025-109 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Annie Li; Nikki Aikens; Cassandra Baxter; Louisa Tarullo; Administration for Children and Families (ACF) (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE); Mathematica |
| Source: |
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. 2025. |
| Availability: |
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
21 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Contract Number: |
HHSP233201500035I/75P00120F37053 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: |
Federal Programs; Social Services; Low Income Students; Eligibility; Recruitment; Selection; Enrollment; Attendance; Disadvantaged; Family (Sociological Unit); Program Administration |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: |
Head Start |
| Abstract: |
The conceptual framework in this brief provides an overview of the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance/retention (ERSEA) strategies Head Start may use to engage families with a spectrum of needs, adversities, and strengths. The examples and practices highlighted in this brief illustrate ways programs have approached a given strategy. These strategies were identified in a literature review completed by the Head Start REACH team, case studies conducted by the team, or the team's consultations with practitioner and academic experts in the field. For examples from the literature review or case studies, readers can refer to the cited sources in the endnotes. The appendix includes tables with more examples from all sources. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
ED678142 |
| Database: |
ERIC |