This report presents a broad preliminary examination of parent involvement in eight early childhood education programs in the School District of Philadelphia: Child Care, Follow Through, Follow Through Expansion, Get Set Day Care, Kindergarten, Parent Cooperative Nurseries, Prekindergarten Head Start, and Primary Skills. Data were collected from September 1976 through May 1977, using a reporting form developed for the evaluation. Questionnaires were completed by people in different job classifications (teachers, social workers, parent advisory committee chairpersons, etc.). Data collected include rate of questionnaire return, function of the main parent group, extent of parent participation in meetings, parent volunteer time, and types of volunteer roles. Results showed a tendency for program-specific organizations to view their major function as participating in and/or planning educational activities, while programs without specific parent organizations tended to view their major function as fund raising. The appendices, which comprise more than half of the document, contain The Quarterly Parent Involvement Questionnaire, and data for each of the eight programs reviewed. (SB)