Head Start

Head Start Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children, pregnant women, and a wide family of children from birth to 5 years old. They are children-centered programs whose overall goal is to improve the preparation for low-income children's schools. . These programs are designed to prepare young children for the intellectual, social, emotional and physical aspects of future education and social business. (Department of Health and Human Services, 2002) ..

Approximately one third of children participated in the Hispanic head start program in 2013-14 academic year (35% of the initial, head start of migrants including 38% head start, mainly Hispanic projects ). These ingredients are closely related to the Hispanic composition of the poor children of these age groups. (Figure 2) The share of ethnic registration varies greatly as a percentage of poor peers. Initial American Indian and Alaska Native enrollment rate was 8% (1/3 of the age of poor children), 6% for multi ethnic children, 4% for white and black children, 4% for Asian children Occupied. Accounting for 3%. (Figure 3) 13% of registrants have other races or unspecified races. (Appendix 1)

Most of the early rising children are not 3 years old, and there are three or four children at the beginning. In the 2013 - 14 academic year, the number of people who started early admission has been evenly distributed among children under 1 year old, under 1 year old, and under 2 years old. The 3 percentage point is 3 years old. (Attachment 1) In "Hajime", 54% of the registrants were 4 years old, 40% of the registrants were 3 years old. The enrollment rate of 3 - year - old children is 41% of the poor, and the enrollment rate of 4 - year - old children is 58% of the poor. (Appendix 2)

Main changes of Head Start are as follows. First, Head Start is an Early Head Start program, targeting more young children, such as babies and toddlers. In 1997, 61% of head start children were 4 years old. By 2001, only 54% of head start children were 4 years old. Next, Head Start can receive direct funds, or you can raise funds from other funding sources (CCDF vouchers, mainly for wrap-around care). This will allow you to provide care to the growing working family throughout the day throughout the day. . In 1997, a 38% head start family needed annual child rearing throughout the year, and in 2001 the 49% head start family needed such care. In 1997, a 9% head start family needed long-term care throughout the day, this service was received at the head start facility, and 4% of the families received other public subsidies We mainly used child rearing). Coupon for wrap-around care

Title: Structure of Early American Care and Education: Historical Evolution and International Comparison