Head Start
The Head Start program, founded in 1965 as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty, provides early childhood education, health, and nutrition services to low-income families. Its goal is to prepare young children for school success, helping to break the cycle of poverty and promote educational equity.
Head Start
The Head Start program takes a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of children and families. The program supports the educational, social, and emotional development of children from birth to 5 years of age. The program encompasses the Head Start program for preschool, which serves children 3 to 5 years of age, and the Early Head Start program for infants and toddlers, which serves children birth to 3 years of age. In addition to education services, children and their families are provided with support, information and resources related to health, nutrition, family engagement, and other services. Services provided are responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage.
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Head Start services are provided at no costs to families.
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