Baby FACES 2018: Access and Use Data from the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey

The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES) is a nationally representative descriptive study of Early Head Start. Using a cross-sectional design, the second cohort of Baby FACES was fielded in the spring of 2018. Baby FACES provides a comprehensive snapshot of Early Head Start in the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Regions I through X with a nationally representative sample of:

• Programs and centers;

• Home visitors;

• Teachers and classrooms; and

• Enrolled families with children birth to three and pregnant women.

These data focus on the processes in the classrooms and home visits that support responsive relationships, including teacher-child relationships, staff-parent relationships, and parent-child relationships. The webinar will provide researchers and analysts with:

• An overview of Early Head Start and Baby FACES;

• Baby FACES 2018 methods;

• Baby FACES 2018 highlights;

• Questions that can be answered and considerations;

• Information about the data files;

• Guidance on accessing the dataset (http://myumi.ch/ZQ87q), including ICPSR’s standard application process and the submission of the signed data use agreement.

Visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/research… for more information about the Baby FACES Study methodology, sample, measures, and findings. Hosts: Child & Family Data Archive at ICPSR, Mathematica, and ACF’s Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation For questions, contact archive staff at CFData-help@umich.edu. The slides for this presentation are available at https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/files/cfd…. This webinar was originally recorded in November 2020. ICPSR is the world’s largest archive of digital social science data. We acquire, preserve, and distribute original social science research data. ICPSR is a partner in social science research.