Evaluation Summary
The educational advantages found for BEEP participants in the early years of schooling included executive skills such as planning, organizing, and completing school-related tasks. BEEP participants at kindergarten were more likely than peers to have higher ratings of pro-social skill and use of time. At the second grade follow up, BEEP participants showed significantly positive differences in social skills, classroom learning behaviors (mastery), and reading readiness compared to peers. Parents of BEEP children were also more likely to contact teachers regarding their child's school progress at second grade compared to peers, suggesting possible higher parental involvement. At the young adult follow-up, BEEP participants showed advantages over their peers in educational attainment, income, health, and well being, highlighting the long-term benefits of the BEEP program.

Staffing Requirement/Training
BEEP consists of three components, with different staffing requirements for each component:
1) Parent Education and Support Program
a. Home Visitors
b. Nurse
c. Social worker

2) Child Education Program
a. Two teachers per classroom
b. One assistant teacher per classroom

3) Health and Development Monitoring
a. Pediatrician
b. Developmental psychologist
c. Nurse
d. Social worker

Child's Age at Program Start
Birth to 12 months

Duration
Approximately 5 years (Program ends upon child's entry into kindergarten.)

The Program Package includes:

• Brookline Early Education Project Manual. Provides a general understanding of the main components of BEEP, how the program has demonstrated positive impacts on child developmental outcomes, and knowledge of resources to assist in program implementation.
• Early Education in the Public Schools: Lessons from a Comprehensive Birth-to-Kindergarten Program. Written by the original program evaluators, this book provides in-depth information about BEEP.
• Infant-Toddler Curriculum of the Brookline Early Education Project. Home visiting curriculum that is relevant for families with children between 0 to 2 years of age and is part of BEEP's Parent Education and Support Program.
• Evaluation Measures CD-ROM. Contains samples of assessment measures used in the original program implementation and evaluation of BEEP.
• Early Intervention Evidence-Based Practice Resource Guide. This USB drive features an interactive, easy-to-use tool that consists of practical tips and resources designed to assist professionals and organizations to select, adopt, and implement early intervention evidence-based practices to successfully promote child development and well-being.
• Telephone technical support on implementation for 1 year
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