Head Start

Head Start is a federal program that promotes the school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development. Head Start programs provide comprehensive services to enrolled children and their families, which include health, nutrition, social services and other services determined to be necessary by family needs assessments, in addition to education and cognitive development services. (from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/about)

Head Start should be an essential part of your PreK-3rd system.

Minnesota Head Start Programs

Resources

Parent, Family, Community Engagement Framework

Bringing the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework to Your Program: Beginning a Self-Assessment
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Ongoing Child Assessment and Family Engagement: New Opportunities to Engage Families in Children’s Learning and Development
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Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework in Your Program: Markers of Progress, The
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Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework: Promoting Family Engagement and School Readiness, from Prenatal to Age 8, The
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