Descriptive Data on Region XI Head Start Children and Families: AIAN FACES Fall 2019 Data Tables and Study Design
OPRE Report 2021-28
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American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES)
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
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Key Findings
For children’s characteristics, family backgrounds, and home environments, the tables show:
- Demographic characteristics (for example, age, race/ethnicity, language(s) spoken in the home, who lives in the household)
- Family economic well-being (how the household is doing financially)
- Parents’ Native language use and how important it is to them that the child learns Native language
- Community cultural activities attended by the child in the past year
For children’s cognitive and social-emotional skills and physical health and disability status, the tables show:
- Children’s language, literacy, and math skills
- Children’s executive function (self-regulation skills), social skills, problem behaviors, and approaches to learning
- Teacher reports of children’s disability status and type, and Individualized Education Program/Individual Family Service Plan status
- Parent reports of children’s health status
- Children’s height, weight, and body mass index
The purpose of this report is to (1) provide information about the AIAN FACES study, including the background, design, methodology, assessments, and analytic methods; and (2) report detailed descriptive statistics (averages, response ranges, and percentages) in a series of tables on children and their families. The report provides a national picture of the children and families attending Region XI AIAN Head Start in fall 2019.
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