2012 HHS Poverty Guidelines

The Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines was published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012. 2012 Poverty Guidelines.  This is a summary of the poverty guidelines that were published by the Department of Health and Human Services. This information is...

Raising Attendance at Tulsa’s Head Start Program

by Lisa Guernsey for Early Ed Watch Blog  Click here to view entire article. An overview of the importance of preschool attendance, this article touches on how Tulsa CAP Head Start and the programs On Time, On Target With Success, and Abriendo Puertas have improved...

The Link Between Obesity and the Early Mother-Child Relationship

by Dr. Esther Entin in the Atlantic Click here to view entire article. Dr. Entin summarizes research on obesity and mother-child attachment that found children who had the lowest quality relationships with their mothers were nearly two and a half times more likely to...

How Head Start Can Make a Difference

by Motoko Rich in the New York Times Economix Blog Click to view article. This article that ran recently in the New York Times examines research described in February’s Research Blast about how Head Start increases parental involvement, including among fathers who do...

Math and Science in Preschool: Policies and Practice

by Kimberly Brenneman, Judi Stevenson-Boyd & Ellen Frede of NIEER   Click here to view entire article. This Preschool Policy Brief from the National Institute for Early Education Research explores what is known about how young children interact with math and...

State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status

State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status Source: Educational Testing Service – Retrieved March 16, 2012 A recent report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS), State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status (February 2012) by Debra J. Ackerman...