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Data
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Click
here to
visit some great links showing Research on Head Start and Early
Childhood Education
Click
here to read "A Science-Based Framework for Early
Childhood Policy" (Harvard University)
Federal Funding Update & Latest Research on the Successes
of Head Start & Early Head Start
Click
here to go to the Annie E. Casey Foundation "Kids Count" statistics for Idaho
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Facts
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What We Know About Early
Childhood and Head Start |
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We
Know:
The first five years of life are a
time of enormous growth of linguistic, conceptual, social, emotional, and motor
competence.
We
Know>: For every dollar spent on early
education, $4-9 dollars will be saved on future intervention programs.
We
Know:
Head Start graduates are less likely
to drop out of high school, be retained in grade, be in special education
programs, be in the juvenile correction system or be a teen pregnancy statistic.
We
Know:
It costs $50,000 - $65,000 a year to
keep a child in the juvenile justice system.
We
Know:
Idaho Head Start currently serves
only 25% of the eligible low-income children (this includes the recent TANF
supplement to the program), and that the average income for Head Start families
is between $6,000 and $9,000 per year.
We
Know: Idaho citizens regard "local control"
as the best business practice. We also know that Head Start is a good example of
that business practice. Head Start funding is passed directly from the Federal
Bureau to the local program and is administered by fewer than 150 federal
employees nationwide.
We
Know: "Comprehensive services" are
necessary for children at risk so that they may enter school ready to learn.
Living in poverty and limited health resources are key risk factors faced by
Head Start families.
We
Know:
Head Start serves 72 communities in
Idaho.
We
Know:
Head Start provides an enhanced
early childhood curriculum that focuses on school readiness skills, and we know
Head Start is a very effective, comprehensive early childhood program that
collaborates with state and local agencies, civic and faith groups, business,
and elected officials to assure that families are provided; safe places to live,
food and clothing, adequate transportation, job skills, parenting classes, high
school completion programs, health care and education, and opportunities to
participate as functional members of the community, and that these components of
Head Start are delivered at a cost of less than $6,000 per family.
We
Know:
Head Start provides an integration
program for children with disabilities. (10% of the Head Start enrollment
opportunities must be made available to children with disabilities.)
We
Know:
Head Start has a home visit program
to support parents and guardians in their role as their child's first teacher.
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