Otherwise, results were fairly consistent across the last three years. In general, projects' assessment of their participants' need for support services was higher than the extent to which the needs were met. The schedules and needs of Even Start parents differ, and projects strive to accommodate these differences in their service delivery. These results have remained consistent throughout the second evaluation. Percentages are based on the number of project sites reported by the 605 projects included in the evaluation.
Some projects implement several approaches to accommodate family schedules.
Twenty-one percent of project sites report implementing one of the three approaches listed above, while 41 percent reported using all three approaches. The flexibility of service schedules was related to the number of home visits families received as discussed in Chapter 6. 70 The term family support refers to such services as counseling, support groups, and advocacy with other agencies. 71 Child care is included among the types of support services parents receive, meaning that child care services for their children allow parents to attend educational services. The apparent difference between the percentages of parents and children receiving this service may be due to different levels of missing data for parents and children.