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Descriptive Data on Region XI Head Start Children and Families: AIAN FACES Fall 2019 Data Tables and Study Design
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Descriptive Data on Region XI Head Start Children and Families: AIAN FACES Fall 2019 Data Tables and Study Design

OPRE Report 2021-28
Published: Aug 06, 2021
Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Human Services Early Childhood Child Development

Associated Project

American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES)

Time frame: 2014-2022

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

Clients

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Authors

Sara Bernstein

Myley Dang

Ann Li

Ashley Kopack Klein

Natalie Reid

Elizabeth Blesson

Judy Cannon

Jeff Harrington

Addison Larson

Nikki Aikens

Louisa Tarullo

Lizabeth Malone

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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