Head Start Comprehensive Services: A Key Support for Early Learning for Poor Children. Head Start Series. CLASP Policy Brief No. 4

Autor/inn/en	Irish, Kate; Schumacher, Rachel; Lombardi, Joan
Institution	Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC.
Titel	Head Start Comprehensive Services: A Key Support for Early Learning for Poor Children. Head Start Series. CLASP Policy Brief No. 4
Quelle	(2004), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Pregnancy; Low Income Groups; Integrated Services; Dental Health; Preschool Education; Disabilities; Child Health; Early Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Schwangerschaft; Zahnärztliche Versorgung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Handicap; Behinderung
Abstract	This policy brief is the fourth of a series of analyses of Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data by CLASP. Head Start, a federal early education program for low-income children and families, was scheduled to be reauthorized by Congress in 2003 and may still be considered in 2004. Today, these programs provide, directly or through referrals, a range of services to support families and early learning. This policy brief uses available information to describe those services. Data is presented from Head Start Program Information Reports (PIR) from the most recent program year, 2001-2002, and compare them, when possible, to national data on the services low-income children and families receive. Some of the main findings are: (1) Head Start children appear more likely to receive screenings for medical conditions than low income children enrolled in Medicaid managed care; (2) Head Start children tend to be more up-to-date in their immunizations than other children; (3) Head Start children are more likely to receive a dental exam and preventive dental treatment than other low-income children; (4) Almost one-quarter of the 7,669 pregnant women enrolled in Early Head Start had pregnancies that were identified as medically "high risk"; (5) Thirteen percent of Head Start children were diagnosed with a disability in 2002, and 93 percent of those children received special services; and (6) Head Start helps families access a variety of support services through direct provision or referrals. (Contains 6 figures.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Law and Social Policy, 1015 15th Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10