Impact

Impact

Several studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of AVANCE programming over the last 30 years. Outcomes demonstrate that our Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) increases parenting knowledge, improves parent-child interactions, increases parent empowerment, and promotes social connectedness. Studies have also found that PCEP promotes positive early academic outcomes for children, including increased school-readiness
and better attendance.

Who We Served in 2022-2023

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6,340

Parents

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7,573

Children

Providers

489

Providers

Latino Families

86%

Latino / Hispanic

Knowledge Gained

72%

Parents in our Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) increased knowledge in early childhood development

93%

Children in our Head Start and Early Head Start (HS/EHS) programs meet or exceed standards in school readiness domains

49%

Providers in our Quality Child Care Matters (QCCM) program increased their knowledge of licensing standards

Economic Mobility

64%

Parents in AVANCE to College enrolled in continuing education

80%

Children in our HS programs are kindergarten ready

71.59%

Child care providers in Business Coaching received Child Care Relief Funding

Social Capital

58%

Parents in PCEP demonstrated an increase in parent connectedness

95%

Children in HS/EHS met or exceeded social emotional development expectations

43%

Child care providers in QCCM demonstrated an increase in provider connectedness

What people say about us.

AVANCE is the difference between before and now. It has given me the tools to better understand my daughter's needs and it showed me how to be a better mother. 

Maribel Bautista

PCEP Graduate (AVANCE-North Texas)

Evidence and Investigations

There are many studies have been conducted to examine the impact of AVANCE programs, including randomized control trials, longitudinal studies, and a quasi-experimental study. Overall, the studies show the two-gen impact of our programming:

parents participate PCEP

Parents who participate in PCEP provide more educationally stimulating home environments for their infants, have more positive attitudes towards childrearing and their role as teachers of their children, and have better parenting skills compared to non-PCEP parents.

Parent PCEP

Ten years after participation PCEP parents had experienced incredible increases in educational attainment, full-time employment and homeownership

children participate PCEP

Children who participate in PCEP have better attendance and better reading outcomes than children who did not participate in PCEP.

Children in PCEP

Children who participated in PCEP were more likely to attend pre-K, be school-ready at kindergarten entry, and have better attendance than a comparison group of demographically similar students