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NCT Number: NCT03116243

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study

The MSHS Study is a nationally representative study commissioned by the U.S. Office of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families that will describe the characteristics and experiences of the children and families who enroll in MSHS and the practices and services of the MSHS programs that serve them. The MSHS Study draws heavily on the Design for MSHS Survey Report (2011) and is informed by the current context of key policy and programmatic issues and broader issues impacting the lives of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

The MSHS Study has two components: a Program/Center component and a Classroom, Family, Child component that are based on distinct samples. The first component is off-site and consists of mailed surveys that will be sent to the universe of MSHS program directors and a representative subset of center directors to provide information on program and center operations. The second component consists of onsite data collection - including classroom observations, surveys with teachers and assistant teachers, parent interviews, teacher and parent child reports, and direct child assessments - with a nationally-representative sample of centers, classrooms, families and children.

Once data are collected, the study will address a set of research questions that can be summarized into three broad categories: (1) What are the characteristics of MSHS programs, families, and children? (2) What services do MSHS programs provide, what instructional and language practices are used, and what is the quality of MSHS classrooms? and (3) What are the associations between MSHS characteristics and child/family well-being?

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Key information

Conditions

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Abt Associates, Inc.

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20201, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in participating Migrant and Seasonal Head Start centers/classrooms across the U.S. and their teachers and parents. Also includes center directors and program directors.

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Language Literacy

Time frame: 1 year

Indicators of language literacy will be assessed during week-long site visits using Letter-Word Identification & "Identificación de letras y palabras" in the Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey.
Emergent Literacy

Time frame: 1 year

Indicators of emergent literacy will be assessed during week-long site visits using the Spanish Version (or English version for children who are not Spanish speakers) of the PLS-5 Auditory Comprehension subscale.
Emotional Skills

Time frame: 1 year

Indicators of emotional skills will be assessed during week-long site visits using the Cognitive/ Social and Emotional/Regulations Scales from the Leiter-Third Edition Examiner Rating Scales.
Classroom Quality

Time frame: 1 year

Classroom quality will be assessed during the week-long site visits using the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) Tool and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ (CLASS™).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Abt Associates

Industry

Collaborators

The Catholic University of America
Westat

Registry information

Official study title

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) Study

Acronym: MSHS

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Apr 17, 2017
Registry last updated: Jan 11, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.