Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start provide education, health, social, and nutrition services to economically disadvantaged young children and their families.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | Head Start: Supporting Success for Children and Families

November 3, 2011

Head Start helps infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the confidence and skills they need to succeed in school and to become the leaders, taxpayers, and productive citizens of the future. This fact sheet provides an overview of the program, describes how it supports children and their families, and summarizes research on the program’s impacts.

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press release | Low-Income Families Losing Ground Under Child Care Assistance Policies In 37 States, New NWLC Report Shows

October 11, 2011

(Washington, D.C.) Families in thirty-seven states are worse off under one or more key child care policies in 2011 than they were in 2010, according to a report released today by the National Women's Law Center. Read more...

Fact Sheet | Developing America’s Potential An Agenda for Affordable, High-Quality Child Care

June 15, 2010

Developing America’s Potential: An Agenda for Affordable High-Quality Child Care is the product of a historic collaboration of national and state organizations to craft a shared “blueprint” for the future of child care. It offers a solid framework for guiding the reauthorization for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and other opportunities for child care improvement in the new administration and new Congress.

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More Resources

Webinars & Presentations | Audio Recording of Early Childhood Updates: Funding and Reauthorization Prospects

December 15, 2011

Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Hannah Matthews from CLASP, and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the FY 2012 and FY 2013 budgets, reauthorization of ESEA and CCDBG, and Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants.

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Webinars & Presentations | Transcript for Early Childhood Updates: Funding and Reauthorization Prospects

December 15, 2011

Read the full transcript of Early Child Hood Update: Funding and Reauthorization Prospects. Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Hannah Matthews from CLASP, and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the FY 2012 and FY 2013 budgets, reauthorization of ESEA and CCDBG, and Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants.

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Fact Sheet | Head Start: Supporting Success for Children and Families

November 03, 2011

Head Start helps infants, toddlers, and preschoolers build the confidence and skills they need to succeed in school and to become the leaders, taxpayers, and productive citizens of the future. This fact sheet provides an overview of the program, describes how it supports children and their families, and summarizes research on the program’s impacts.

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Webinars & Presentations | Audio Recording for Early Childhood: Debt Deal's Impact on Early Chilhood Programs

August 16, 2011

Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Danielle Ewen from CLASP and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the debt deal's implications for early childhood programs and other safety net programs.

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Webinars & Presentations | Transcript for Early Childhood: Debt Deal's Impact on Early Childhood Programs

August 16, 2011

Helen Blank from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), Adele Robinson from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Danielle Ewen from CLASP, and Harriet Dichter from the First Five Years Fund provided an overview of the debt deal's implications for early childhood programs and other safety net programs.

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