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Head StartNumber of resources found: 12
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Head Start Program Performance Standards Language: English
Publisher: OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (2006)
Description: Web site containing all of the current Head Start Performance Standards as well as other regulations.
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National Head Start Association Language: English
Publisher: National Head Start Association (2006)
Description: National Head Start Association provides a national forum for the continued enhancement of Head Start services for low income children, ages 0 through 5, and their families. It is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to the concerns of the Head Start community. This website provides information for families and professionals.
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General Information
Early Head Start National Resource Center Language: English
Description: A Web site for Early Head Start Programs, specifically geared toward parents and professionals who care for birth to three year old children.
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Family Support and Parent Involvement in Head Start: What Do Head Start Program Performance Standards Require? Language: English
Author: Schumacher, Rachel
Publisher: CLASP (June 2003)
Description: Clasp has provided this piece on Head Start so that the viewer has information regarding the program requirements for Head Start to receive federal-to-local grant funding. This piece breaks down the program requirements into very specific categories and provides specific examples for each category.
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Promoting the Health of Poor Preschool Children: What Do Federal Head Start Performance Standards Require? Language: English
Author: Schumacher, Rachel
Publisher: CLASP (May 2003)
Description: This piece is provided by CLASP to allow for parents and the general public to stay informed on how Head Start programs help keep young children healthier than they would be without the programming. Head Start requires health screenings and developmental screenings to make sure children from low-income families are healthy and developing appropriately.
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Strengthening Head Start: What the Evidence Shows Language: English
Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services (June 2003)
Description: The Department of Health and Human Services has posted this article to express a concern regarding school readiness for children that are enrolled in Head Start programs. The Department of Health and Human Services argues that early Head Start programs are not doing enough for children when preparing them to enter school. Children entering elementary school from these programs are below average when compared to their peers.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The Administration for Children and Families Language: English
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (June 2003)
Description: This Web site is a representation of what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides in the form of national, local and tribal assistance to children and families.
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Professional Development
Early Head Start National Resource Center Language: English
Description: A Web site for Early Head Start Programs, specifically geared toward parents and professionals who care for birth to three year old children.
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Programming Resource
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (June 2003)
Description: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country. Visit their Web site to learn more about their research and training.
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Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention Language: English
Author: Greenwood, Peter
Publisher: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1999)
Description: This article discusses the importance of early childhood intervention for many reasons: health and development, educational attainment, and economic well-being. This article provides evaluations of nine different programs.
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Head Start Study Finds Long-Term Impact Language: English
Author: Oden, Sherri
Publisher: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation (2000)
Description: This is a review of a follow-up Head Start study of children who were born in poverty and did or did not attend Head Start. The study found evidence of important effects on school success and crime. The study also examined the effects of a Head Start program that used a proven curriculum, the High/Scope educational approach. Principal investigator Sherri Oden said, "These findings confirm that Head Start programs can have important long-term effects on the lives of the children they serve."
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Linguistic Diversity and Early Literacy: Serving Culturally Diverse Families in Early Head Start Language: English
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2001)
Description: In this publication practices are identified that create a culturally responsive environment rich in literacy experiences for all participating families and that promote the later development of reading and writing.
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Research
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2001)
Description: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country. Visit their Web site to learn more about their research and training.
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Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention Language: English
Author: Greenwood, Peter
Publisher: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1999)
Description: This article discusses the importance of early childhood intervention for many reasons: health and development, educational attainment, and economic well-being. This article provides evaluations of nine different programs.
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Early Head Start Research - Building Their Futures: How Early Head Start Programs are Enhancing the Lives of Infants and Toddlers in Low-Income Families Language: English
Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start (Jan 2001)
Description: This is an article summarizing the highlights of the first main impact of findings from a national study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. looking at Early Head Start programs. The study shows that after a year or more of program services, when compared with a randomly assigned control group, 2-year-old Early Head Start children performed significantly better on a range of measures of cognitive, language, and social-emotional development.
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