Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative Evaluation Final Report
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| Title: | Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative Evaluation Final Report |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Huang, Lee Ann, Burkhardt, Tiffany, Schlecht, Colleen, Rapoport, Erin Devorah, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago |
| Source: | Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 2018. |
| Availability: | Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 773-753-5900; Fax: 773-753-5940; Web site: http://www.chapinhall.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 142 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Adult Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Program Evaluation, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Parent Education, Program Implementation, Home Visits, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Immunization Programs, Emergent Literacy, Infants, Nutrition, Social Development, Emotional Development, Basic Skills, Enrollment, Best Practices |
| Geographic Terms: | Illinois (Chicago) |
| Abstract: | To ensure that all children in the Altgeld-Riverdale community are succeeding by third grade, BPI (Business and Professional People for the Public Interest) launched the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative in 2012. The goal of the initiative is to establish a community-based system that can support the developmental needs of the community's youngest residents across a spectrum of capacities. Chapin Hall's evaluation of the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative consisted of two main components: the Altgeld-Riverdale Parenting Program Evaluation and the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Coalition Evaluation. Chapin Hall researchers developed a multicomponent evaluation to assess both the Early Learning Coalition and the parenting program. Each component was designed to provide BPI with necessary information to gauge if the Initiative is being implemented as designed and if initial outcomes are sufficiently robust to support long-term, sustainable changes in the community. All data collection activities were conducted between August 2014 and February 2018. Findings revealed the following: (1) The parenting program is an essential support for families with young children in the community and should be maintained; and (2) The Early Learning Coalition is a critical strategy to bring service providers together to focus on ways to positively impact the first eight years of children's lives in the Altgeld-Riverdale community. Findings and recommendations in this report can help Coalition members and BPI prepare for the future of the Coalition's innovative efforts in this community. [Funding for this study was provided by BPI.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Access URL: | https://www.chapinhall.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-Altgeld-Riverdale-Early-Learning-Initiative-Final-Evaluation-Report-April-2018.pdf |
| Accession Number: | ED602985 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | To ensure that all children in the Altgeld-Riverdale community are succeeding by third grade, BPI (Business and Professional People for the Public Interest) launched the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative in 2012. The goal of the initiative is to establish a community-based system that can support the developmental needs of the community's youngest residents across a spectrum of capacities. Chapin Hall's evaluation of the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative consisted of two main components: the Altgeld-Riverdale Parenting Program Evaluation and the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Coalition Evaluation. Chapin Hall researchers developed a multicomponent evaluation to assess both the Early Learning Coalition and the parenting program. Each component was designed to provide BPI with necessary information to gauge if the Initiative is being implemented as designed and if initial outcomes are sufficiently robust to support long-term, sustainable changes in the community. All data collection activities were conducted between August 2014 and February 2018. Findings revealed the following: (1) The parenting program is an essential support for families with young children in the community and should be maintained; and (2) The Early Learning Coalition is a critical strategy to bring service providers together to focus on ways to positively impact the first eight years of children's lives in the Altgeld-Riverdale community. Findings and recommendations in this report can help Coalition members and BPI prepare for the future of the Coalition's innovative efforts in this community. [Funding for this study was provided by BPI.] |
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