Inside home visits: response from the Early Head Start program director

Our Early Head Start program has benefited from collaborating with research ers. By working with the researchers, our program has clarified our theory of change, reflected on strategies that work, and trained staff on what sho uld be happening during a home visit. We have identified skills staff call use to get parents interacting with their children in positive ways during home visits. By using information about the quality of our home visits, our program now provides better services to our children and families. (C) 200 1 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.