Head Start’s 10th National Research Conference

Research on Young Children and Families
Launching the Next Decade for Policy and Practice

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, in conjunction with the Office of Head Start, is sponsoring this national research-to-practice conference. ICF International, in partnership with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Society for Research in Child Development, and ESI will be developing and coordinating the conference.

The conference focuses on identifying and disseminating new research relevant to young children (0-8 years) and their families while expanding dialogue and fostering partnerships among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. The conference focuses especially on research relevant to the low-income families who are Head Start's population. The title for the 10th Conference is "Research on Young Children and Families: Launching the Next Decade for Policy and Practice."