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HEAD START
INNOVATION |
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YEAR |
PROGRAM |
DESCRIPTION |
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1967 |
Follow Through |
Extended Head Start services to Head Start
children when they entered kindergarten & elementary school. |
|
1967 |
Parent & Child Centers |
Demonstration program offering Head Start
services to families with children to age 3. Early Head Start replaced these Centers
in the mid-1990's. |
|
1972 |
Head Start Services to Children with Disabilities |
Implemented the 1972 Congressional mandate
requiring at least 10% of Head Start enrollment slots be reserved for children with
disabilities/special needs & special Head Start services be provided to meet
their needs. |
|
1972 |
Home Start |
Three-year demonstration program to provide
Head Start services to children & parents in their own homes. Result: home-based
became a program option. |
|
1972 |
Child Development Associate Program |
Head Start's CDA program was initiated in
1972 to train workers in Head Start & day care centers and to help them achieve
professional status in the child care field. |
|
1973 |
Child & Family Resource Program |
Another family oriented Head Start project
designed to make community services available to families with children from the
prenatal period through age 8. |
Head Start's innovation is another
of its distinguishing characteristics. Since its creation, Head Start has developed
new ways to serve children and families with varied needs and resources. Many times,
Head Start has been the pioneer in this innovative programming. A small sampling
of Head Start innovations is found below.