Kin as Teachers: An early childhood education and support intervention for kinship families

Littlewood, Kerry; Strozier, Anne L.; Whittington, Danielle

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.026

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“…Studies indicate that relative care could provide more benefits to children due to stable placement, healthy family connection and preservation of tradition (Annie E. Casey Foundation, ; Benedict et al , ; Webster et al ., ). Perhaps, when Head Start provides resources through parental workshops or enhanced curricula, older caregivers engage more actively than younger caregivers and this, in turn, affects child outcomes (Littlewood et al , ). Additionally, although not included in the current study variables, Head Start children who were cared for by older parents had better physical health and less experience of previous violence than non‐Head Start children who were cared for by older parents.…”

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Head Start's Impact on Cognitive Outcomes for Children in Foster Care

Lee

2015

Child Abuse Review

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Using the Head Start Impact Study data, this secondary data analysis examines Head Start's impact on cognitive outcomes for children in foster care. Out of 4442 children, 162 children in foster care were selected to examine the following study questions.(1) Do children in foster care who enrol in Head Start have different child and family characteristics than those who do not participate in Head Start? (2) Do children in foster care who participate in Head Start have higher reading and math scores at ages five to six? (3) Do child and family characteristics moderate Head Start's impact on reading and math scores of children in foster care at ages five to six? There was no main Head Start impact on reading and math scores for children in foster care. However, Head Start impact was found for the child's gender and the caregiver's age. Girls who participated in Head Start obtained higher reading and math scores than boys. Children cared for by older caregivers had higher math scores than those cared for by younger caregivers. Baseline variables such as ethnicity, special needs status and cognitive skills prior to Head Start enrolment were directly associated with math and reading scores at ages five to six. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGES• Child welfare workers should consider enrolling more children who are in foster care in the Head Start programme.• Head Start should address and implement programme performance standards and regulation specifically targeting children in foster care.• Head Start should consider various family characteristics to maximise programme benefits for children in foster care.

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Head Start's Impact on Cognitive Outcomes for Children in Foster Care

Lee

2015

Child Abuse Review

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“…The need for support for kinship foster care, whether through training programs or some other type of support or supervision, has been demonstrated in several studies. These families desire support, and its provision represents a guarantee of the proper development and stability of foster care [23,[45][46][47]. If the results are good despite the difficulties, we can ensure they are as successful as possible by providing suitable support.…”

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Assessment in Kinship Foster Care: A New Tool to Evaluate the Strengths and Weaknesses

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Placement in kinship family has existed informally throughout time. There are many countries in which kinship family care is the most common measure used for child protection. However, it is a subject of continuous debate. One of the major issues is that kinship foster care is relied upon without carrying out an evaluation study of the family; often the child is placed directly with grandparents and uncles simply because they are direct family. This article presents an assessment tool to evaluate extended families in order to ensure the welfare of the child. The tool was created as a result of the cooperative research of 126 professionals from seven regions of Spain. The tool can identify the strengths and weaknesses of families by considering six factors: personal characteristics, the coverage of basic needs, collaboration with professionals, the family structure and dynamics, the relationship between family, child, and biological family, and, finally, the attitude towards the placement. The assessment tool is innovative and introduces the opportunity to consider the skills of the kinship foster care family, the needs of support, and which families are unfit to take care of the child. To conclude, the tool tries to overcome one of the principal disadvantages of kinship foster care: the lack of knowledge about the kinship family.

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“…Studies indicate that relative care could provide more benefits to children due to stable placement, healthy family connection and preservation of tradition (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2014; Benedict et al, 1996;Webster et al, 2000). Perhaps, when Head Start provides resources through parental workshops or enhanced curricula, older caregivers engage more actively than younger caregivers and this, in turn, affects child outcomes (Littlewood et al, 2014). Additionally, although not included in the current study variables, Head Start children who were cared 'Head Start should actively partner with child welfare agencies to recruit more foster care children'…”

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Long-term Head Start Impact on developmental outcomes for children in foster care

Lee

2020

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Kin as Teachers: An early childhood education and support intervention for kinship families

Cited by 8 publications

References 43 publications

Head Start's Impact on Cognitive Outcomes for Children in Foster Care

Head Start's Impact on Cognitive Outcomes for Children in Foster Care

Assessment in Kinship Foster Care: A New Tool to Evaluate the Strengths and Weaknesses

Long-term Head Start Impact on developmental outcomes for children in foster care

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