History
In 1965, Project Head Start was born. The goal was to help children before they entered public school. Necessary medical, dental and nutritional care would be provided as well as experiences and advantages that most middle class children take for granted: health care, nutrtitional services, social services, and educational experiences.
From the begining, the Head Start Program was not only dedicated to helping children, but also helping the whole family to advance. A child lives in a family and the family is part of the community; to help the child, the family must be assisted and to help the family, the community must be involved.
Head Start now serves over half a million Amercian children and families in all fifty states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Many Native Americans and migrant children attend Head Start Programs.
In 1969, Head Start was transferred from the Office of Economic Oppurtunity to the Office of Child Development in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Head Start has had a strong impact on the communities served by this innovative and important early childhood program. Since 1965, the Head Start Program has served over 18 million children and their families.
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