Early Head Start Program Impacts: Evaluation Data on Infants, Toddlers, and Families

The 'Impacts of Early Head Start' dataset contains evaluation data from a national study of the Early Head Start program. The data was collected by Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) and Columbia University across 16 program sites, involving parent interviews, child assessments, and parent-child interaction videotapes. The dataset likely includes measures of child development, family well-being, and program participation.

Use Cases

• Evaluating program impacts on child development based on child assessments mentioned in the description
• Analyzing family outcomes and parenting behaviors based on parent interview data
• Studying parent-child interaction dynamics based on coded videotaped assessments
• Assessing data collection and research methodology in multi-site social science evaluations

Strengths

• Data collected from 16 distinct program sites, suggesting geographic diversity
• Includes multiple data types: parent interviews, child assessments, and coded video interactions
• Data collection followed a structured protocol with centralized training and quality control procedures

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) and Columbia University, authored by John M. Love

Collection Method

Multi-site longitudinal evaluation involving interviews, assessments, and video coding

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

United States (16 program sites)