Phoenix Early Head Start [electronic resource] : Twelve Family Stories, Year Two / Rick Heffernnnon and Linda Sandler.

Phoenix Early Head Start (EHS) is a program for first-time teen parents and their families. It is a family-centered program intended to provide early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services for vulnerable families and their very young children. This re...

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Main Author: Heffernnnon, Rick
Corporate Author: Morrison Institute for Public Policy
Other Authors: Sandler, Linda
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1999.
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Summary:Phoenix Early Head Start (EHS) is a program for first-time teen parents and their families. It is a family-centered program intended to provide early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services for vulnerable families and their very young children. This report presents case studies of 12 families, all EHS participants, who agreed to be followed throughout their participation in the program so that their stories could be updated as they unfolded from one year to the next. The case study families were interviewed for the first time in August 1997 and again in August 1998. Common themes in the family's stories regarding EHS's role include: (1) assistance from caring staff; (2) reassurance from home visits and child development; (3) help in becoming good parents; (4) help with personal goals; (5) help with daily life; and (6) socialization opportunities for children and parents. (EV)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED436247.
Sponsoring Agency: Southwest Human Development, Inc., Phoenix, AZ.
Sponsoring Agency: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC.
Physical Description:39 p.