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Abstract:
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The 2006 Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) involved four stages of sampling: Head Start programs, centers, classrooms, and children. Eligible children were those who were one or two years away from kindergarten and were new to Head Start in the fall of 2006. Because only a list of Head Start programs was available as a sampling frame, we relied on selected programs to provide lists of centers, and relied on selected centers to provide lists of classrooms and eligible children. To accommodate when the lists were provided, sample selection at each level was conducted on a rolling basis. We will describe the challenges in implementing a sampling strategy that met the sample design goals, including an oversample of children who were two years away from kindergarten, and one that was flexible enough to adapt to the actual child counts when they were lower than estimated.
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