Leaders in School Readiness
More than 320,000 Head Start children enter kindergarten every year. When Head Start programs and receiving schools partner on school readiness, children have smoother transitions and continued progress.
More than 320,000 Head Start children enter kindergarten every year. When Head Start programs and receiving schools partner on school readiness, children have smoother transitions and continued progress.
Explore the federal appropriations, annual funding, and program year statistics of Head Start programs for the 2017 fiscal year.
MyPeers is an online social and learning network for Head Start and Early Head Start program staff and partners to dialogue and share thoughts.
The National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning is awarded to Zero to Three in collaboration with the University of Washington, Vanderbilt University, Child Trends, and the Children's Equity Project.
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In January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty. It launched a comprehensive child development program that would help communities meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children.
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History of Head Start
The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement is awarded to Start Early with Child Trends, LIFT, Fred Rogers Center, and Frank Porter Graham Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Head Start Educating Kids, Empowering Families, Changing Communities