Parents and families observe, guide, promote, and participate in the everyday learning of their children at home, school, and in their communities.
Key Resources
- The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years
- Family Engagement, Language, and Literacy Webinar Series
- Fatherhood Connection Webinar Series
- Father Engagement Strategies
Research
- Dunst, C. J., Hamby, D., Trivette, C. M., Raab, M., Bruder, M. B. (2000). Everyday Family and Community Life and Children's Naturally Occurring Learning Opportunities. Journal of Early Intervention, 23(3), 151-164 [PDF, 1MB]
- Huebner, C. E. Payne, K. (2010). Home support for emergent literacy: Follow-up of a community-based implementation of dialogic reading. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 31(3), 195-201
- Liew, J. (2012). Effortful Control, Executive Functions, and Education: Bringing Self-Regulatory and Social-Emotional Competencies to the Table. Child Development Perspectives, 6(2), 105-111
- McWayne, C., Hampton, V., Fantuzzo, J., Cohen, H. L., Sekino, Y. (2004). A Multivariate Examination of Parent Involvement and the Social and Academic Competencies of Urban Kindergarten Children. Psychology in the Schools, 41(3), 363-377
- Sheriden, S. M., Knoche, L. L., Ewards, C. P., Bovaird, J. A., Kupzyk, K. A. (2010). Parent Engagement and School Readiness: Effects of the Getting Ready intervention on Preschool Children's Aocial-Emotional Competencies. Early Education and Development
- St. Clair, L. Jackson, B. (2006). Effect of Family Involvement Training on the Language Skills of Young Elementary Children from Migrant Families. The School Community Journal, 16(1), 31-42 [PDF, 160KB]
- Understanding Family Engagement Outcomes: Research to Practice Series – Families as Lifelong Educators
- Love, J. M., Kisker, E. E., Constantine, J., Boller, K., Chazan- Cohen, R., Brady-Smith, C., ... Vogel, C. (2005). The Effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-Year-Old Children and Their Parents: Lessons for Policy and Programs. Developmental Psychology, 41(6), 885–901.
- Green, C. L., Walker, J. M. T., Hoover-Dempsey, K. V., Sandler, H. M. (2007). Parents' Motivations for Involvement in Children's Education: An Empirical Test of a Theoretical Model of Parental Involvement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99(3), 532–544. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.3.532
- Hoover-Dempsey, K. V., Walker, J. M., Sandler, H. M. (2005). Parents' Motivations for Involvement in Their Children's Education. In E.N. Patrikakou, R.P. Weissberg, S. Redding, H.J. Walberg (Eds.), School-Family Partnerships for Children's Success. (pp. 40–56). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
- Powell, D. R., Son, S. H., File, N., San Juan, R. R. (2010). Parent-School Relationships and Children's Academic and Social Outcomes in Public School Pre-Kindergarten. Journal of School Psychology, 48(4), 269–292.
- Rosenblatt, Z., Peled, D. (2002). School Ethical Climate and Parental Involvement. Journal of Educational Administration, 40(4), 349–367.
Regulations
- Teaching and the learning environment, 45 CFR § 1302.31 (c), (c)(1)-(2)
- Child screenings and assessments, 45 CFR § 1302.33 (a), (a)(1)-(3), (a)(3)(i)-(ii), (a)(4)-(5), (a)(5)(i)-(ii), (a)(5)(ii)(A)-(B), (b), (b)(2)-(3), (c), (c)(2), (c)(2)(i)-(iii), (c)(3)-(4)
- Parent and family engagement in education and child development services, 45 CFR § 1302.34 (a), (b), (b)(1)-(8)
- Education in home-based programs, 45 CFR § 1302.35 (a), (b), (b)(1)-(4), (c), (c)(1)-(4), (c)(4)(i)-(ii), (c)(5), (d), (d)(1), (d)(1)(i)-(iii), (d)(2)-(3), (d)(3)(i)-(ii), (d)(4), (e), (e)(1)-(2), (e)(2)(i)-(ii), (e)(3), (e)(3)(f)
- Child mental health and social and emotional well-being, 45 CFR § 1302.45 (a), (a)(1)-(4), (b), (b)(1)-(6)
- Family support services for health, nutrition, and mental health, 45 CFR § 1302.46 (a)
- Family engagement, 45 CFR § 1302.50 (a), (b), (b)(1)-(6)
- Parent activities to promote child learning and development, 45 CFR § 1302.51 (a), (a)(1)-(3), (b)
- Family partnership services, 45 CFR § 1302.52 (a)-(c), (a)(c)(1)-(4), (d)
- Community partnerships and coordination with other early childhood and education programs, 45 CFR § 1302.53 (a), (a)(1)-(2), (a)(2)(i)-(viii)
- Full participation in program services and activities, 45 CFR § 1302.60
- Additional services for parents, 45 CFR § 1302.62 (a), (a)(1)-(2), (b), (b)(1)-(4)
- Transitions from Early Head Start, 45 CFR § 1302.70 (a), (c)
- Transitions from Head Start to kindergarten, 45 CFR § 1302.71 (b), (b)(1)-(2), (b)(2)(i)-(iv)
- Transitions between programs, 45 CFR § 1302.72 (a)-(c)
- Family partnership services for enrolled pregnant women, 45 CFR § 1302.82 (a), (b)
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Last Updated: May 31, 2024