The 2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start FACES Programs
NCT Number: NCT06512740
Status: COMPLETED
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions: Head Start Participation
Sponsor: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Collaborators: Department of Health and Human Services|Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation
Sex: ALL
Age: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 4825
Study Design: Observational Model: |Time Perspective: p
Start Date: 2021-08-30
Completion Date: 2022-07-31
Locations: Mathematica, Washington, District of Columbia, 20002, United States

Summary:
The 2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) Programs (the 2021-2022 Study) builds on FACES 2019, a national study of children and families participating in Head Start programs. In the year following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a need to understand how children, families, and Head Start staff were faring. The 2021-2022 Study explores child, family, and staff well-being, primarily in the programs that participated in FACES 2019.

Primary Outcome Measures: General health status, Indicators of physical well-being were assessed by parent report to a survey item on if child's health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor, October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022|Social-emotional development, Indicators of social-emotional development were assessed using teacher report of several items on children's positive and problem behaviors. Please see the 2021-2022 Study User's Manual (Reid et al. 2024) for more information on the scores and technical information., November 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022|Social-emotional development - Approaches to learning, Indicators of social-emotional development were assessed using teacher and parent report of approaches to learning using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Class of 1998 (ECLS-K). The items assess a child's motivation, attention, organization, persistence, and independence in learning. Please see U.S. Department of Education 2002 for more information on the scores and technical properties., October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022|Parents' depressive symptoms, Parents' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information., October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022|Teachers' depressive symptoms, Teachers' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information., November 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022|Program directors' depressive symptoms, Program directors' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information., April-July 2022|Center directors' depressive symptoms, Center directors' levels of depressive symptoms were measured using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Please see Radloff 1977 for more information., April-July 2022|Parents' anxiety, Parents' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information., October 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022|Teachers' anxiety, Teachers' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information., November 2021-January 2022; April-July 2022|Program directors' anxiety, Program directors' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information., April-July 2022|Center directors' anxiety, Center directors' anxiety levels were measured using items from the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Please see Spitzer et al. 2006 for more information., April-July 2022|Staffing challenges, Staffing challenges were measured by summarizing center director survey items about the extent to which staff turnover has been a problem in terms of maintaining consistency in operations and care of children, and about finding classroom coverage and having enough staff to operate at full capacity., April-July 2022