The Jefferson Parish Day Care Transitional Center Project in Grenta, La., was examined as part of a more comprehensive ongoing program evaluation effort. The research involved before-and-after measures on target participants in four areas: (1) reading, spelling, and math proficiency as measured by the Wide Range Achievement Test; (2) intelligence quotients as determined by administration of the Slosson Verbal IQ Test; (3) personality traits as derived by the Minnesota Multiple Phasic Inventory Test or the KinCannon short version for low readers; and (4) arrests/offenses as recorded in Jefferson Parish Juvenile Courts Services masterfile. Simple before-and-after measurement is not definite proof of net impact. It is used to document the fact that a project is having an impact on participants that is consistent with project goals. The results of this study provide indication that the program has a positive effect on participants. 4 tables, 18 notes, and references. (Author abstract modified)