Publication year: 2011
Source: Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 March 2011
Fuhua, Zhai , Jane, Waldfogel , Jeanne, Brooks-Gunn
We examine the effects of Head Start participation on parenting and child maltreatment in a large and diverse sample of low-income families in large U.S. cities (N = 2,807), using rich data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS). To address the issue of selection bias, we employ several analytic approaches, including logistic regressions with a rich set of pretreatment controls as well as propensity score matching models, comparing the effects of Head Start to any other arrangements as well as specific types of other arrangements. We find that compared to children who did not attend Head Start,…