Family Map
of the Parenting Environment
in Early Childhood
Family Map Research & Evaluation
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) awarded funding to develop the Family Map as part of the 2004 Head Start-University Partnerships: Measurement Development projects.
The development of the Family Map is summarized in the publication below and includes information on reliability and validity.
Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R., H., Conners, N. A., & Bokony, P. A. (2007). The Family Map: Structured interview to identify risks and strengths in head start families. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, 10, 189-209.
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Another good summary of the Family Map as a tool includes the 2008 presentation to the Head Start Research Conference.
A complete list of presentations and publications related to the Family Map.
Presentations & Publications List
Additional analyses of data from the Family Map have been presented in regional and national conferences. These include;
· Using the Family Map to document impacts in Head Start
· Examining differences in risks across cultural groups (Basic needs)
· Examining differences in risks across cultural groups (Safety)
· Comparing risks in urban and rural settings
We recommend asking parents and teachers about the use of the Family Map, particularly during the first year of implementation as a program improvement step. Here are some of the forms we used with our study:
· Sample Teacher Training Evaluation
· Sample Teacher Evaluation of Family Map Interview (a)
· Sample Teacher Evaluation of Family Map Interview (b)
· Sample Parent Evaluation of Family Map Interview