Meeting Needs of Young Children at Risk for or Having a Disability |
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| Authors: | Carla A Peterson Lynn Milgram Mayer Jean Ann Summers and Gayle J Luze |
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| Institution: | (1) Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA;(2) The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA;(3) University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA |
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| Abstract: | Poverty-related factors place children at higher risk for disabilities and also serve as barriers to families accessing services
for their children and themselves. Early childhood practitioners can play a critical role in supporting families by providing
services to overcome these obstacles and by working in partnership with specialized early intervention programs to assure
the families and children receive those services. Families (N = 3,001) enrolled in the Early Head Start (EHS) Research and Evaluation Project were randomly assigned to the program group
(who received EHS services) or the control group in a rigorous, experimental design study in order to evaluate program impacts.
All participating families were living in poverty, included a pregnant woman or a child below age 1, and were eligible for
EHS. The majority of children enrolled in the EHS Research and Evaluation Project was identified as having at least one of
a great variety of disability indicators (e.g., family received Part C services, child has been diagnosed as having asthma).
There was a very small number of families, however, actually enrolled in Part C services. Enrollment in EHS was associated
with children being less likely to have cognitive or language delays and their families being more likely to receive early
intervention (Part C) services and have Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) when they needed them. |
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