Evaluation of the Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities Program at the Public Health Agency of Canada

Prepared by

Evaluation Services Public Health Agency of Canada

March 20, 2012

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Purpose and scope of evaluation
  • 1.2 Methodology
• 2. Background and context
  • 2.1 Connection between early childhood development programming and health
  • 2.2 Overview of the AHSUNC program
  • 2.3 Aboriginal Head Start programs within the Health Portfolio
  • 2.4 AHSUNC program budget and resources
  • 2.5 Differences between the federal and provincial/territorial activities in early childhood development
• 3. Findings
  • 3.1 Relevance
  • 3.2 Performance
• 4. Conclusions and recommendations
  • 4.1 Conclusions
  • 4.2 Recommendations
• Appendix A. Technical annex
• Appendix B. Case studies
• Appendix C. Data source and evidence matrices
• Appendix D. AHSUNC program budget and resources
• Appendix E. Program logic model
• Appendix F. International programs
• Appendix G. An overview of evaluation and performance measurement activities that have been conducted since the fiscal year 2006-07
• Bibliography
• Endnotes