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 | Expand Access to High-Quality Early Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers

March 8, 2013

High-quality early care and education is essential for children in their earliest years of life when they are first learning and exploring, yet high-quality programs are in short supply.

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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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Fact Sheet | Early Care and Education Programs in the President’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal

February 14, 2012

This fact sheet summarizes the Obama Administration's Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposals for early childhood programs.

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Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter In Support of Early Childhood Funding for FY 2013 Appropriations

April 27, 2012

On April 27, 2012, the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition sent a sign-on letter to the chairs and ranking minority members of the Appropriations Committees and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services in support of early childhood programs for the FY 2013 appropriations process.

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More Resources

Reports & Toolkits | Supporting State Child Care Efforts with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds

April 13, 2010
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Legal Briefs & Testimony | Letter to George Miller and John Kline Re: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

March 26, 2010

This letter provides input to the House Education and Labor Committee regarding the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and addresses a diverse set of issues including the achievement gap, pregnant and parenting students, early childhood education, high school athletics data collection, girls’ participation in STEM courses, school climate, student engagement, and the applicability of civil rights laws.

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Coalition Action Materials | Coalition Letter to Senators Re: The Early Learning Challenge Fund

March 16, 2010
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Coalition Action Materials | Letter from Dale E. Kildee Re: Support Investments in Our Children: CCDBG & Head Start

March 08, 2010
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Reports & Toolkits | President Obama's FY 2011 Budget: Early Childhood Care and Development

February 04, 2010
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