Head Start is a national program which provides comprehensive developmental services for America's low-income, pre-school children (ages three to five) and social services for their families. Specific services for children focus on education, socio-emotional development, physical and mental health, and nutrition.
The cornerstone of the
program is parent and community involvement - which has made it one of the
most successful pre-school programs in the country. Approximately 1,400 community-based
non-profit organizations and school systems develop unique and innovative
programs to meet the specific needs of their communities.
- Head Start: A Child Development Program
- Head Start Fact Sheet
- Head Start Frequently Asked Questions
- Head Start Statistics
- Head Start
Bureau
- Karen O'Donnell's Head Start Links,
a listing of Head Start grantees with sites on the World Wide Web.
- Search the Internet for information about Head Start: AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos, Northern Light, Yahoo!, WebCrawler.
- Now, you can call HSIPC toll-free from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday. (1-866-763-6481) Information Specialists will answer your
general and specific questions concerning Head Start programs; provide facts,
statistics, addresses and phone numbers, and refer you to a variety of print
and on-line resources..