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ABOUT HEAD START:
Head Start is a comprehensive preschool program designed to offer accessible quality childcare and education to preschool children of all cultural, linguistic, religious,and ethnic backgrounds.
On May 18, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson announced the creation of the Head Start Program to provide preschool education for low income families and offer children a foothold on the path to the American dream. The program began that summer, serving 560,000 children and their families across the nation.
From its inception, program eligibility has allowed for up to ten percent of Head Start families to be above low income guidelines.
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The cornerstone of the Head Start Program is parent and community involvement - which has made it one of the most successful preschool 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.

Our comprehensive program is designed to include families and to provide information and support in education, nutrition and health care for all.
Head Start is:
A federally funded child development program serving three and four year old children from income eligible families.
Committed to actively recruiting and enrolling children with disabilities.
A comprehensive program that provides education, health, nutrition, parent involvement and family services.
A leader in research to improve early childhood education.
A provider of parent education and life skills training.
Designed to meet the needs of the community and enhance its cultural and ethnic characteristics.
Committed to respecting and enabling parents as the primary educators of their children.
HOPES Head Start believes that parents are the most important influence on a child's academic as well as personal success. Parents are encouraged to participate in their child's preschool experience. Please use the links to find interesting and important information.
 

HOPES, Inc. Head Start is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Chindren (NAEYC). NAEYC admininsters the largest and most widely recognized accreditation system for all types of early childhood programs and child care center. NAEYC is the nation's largest organization of early childhood educators.

In order to be accredited by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation, HOPES, Inc. Head Start has voluntarily undergone a comprehensive process of internal self-study, invited external professional review to verify compliance with the Criteria for High-Quality Early Childhood Programs, and has been found to be in substantial compliance with the Criteria. The Criteria can be found on the NAEYC's website www.naeyc.org/accreditation.

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