HEAD START PROGRAM BY: LATRENDA TERRELL

HISTORY OF HEAD START In January of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared The War on Poverty in his State of the Union speech (Office of Head Start)

HISTORY OF HEAD START Research indicated an obligation to help disadvantaged groups, compensating for inequality in social or economic conditions

BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY Head Start was designed to help break the cycle of poverty, providing preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional and psychological needs.

KEY TENETS OF THE PROGRAM To be culturally responsive to the communities served, and that the communities have an investment in its success through the contribution of volunteer hours and other donations as nonfederal share.

REAUTHORIZATION 2007 Head Start was most recently reauthorized again in 2007, with several provisions to strengthen Head Start quality These include alignment of Head Start school readiness goals with state early learning standards, higher qualifications for the Head Start teaching workforce, State Advisory Councils on Early Care and Education in every state, and increased program monitoring, including a review of child outcomes and annual financial audits.

FIVE YEAR GRANT CYCLE Moved programs from an indefinite project period to a five-year grant cycle. Programs would be required to demonstrate they are of high quality or a competitive grant opportunity would be made available within the community. In 2009, under the Obama administration, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act added more than 64,000 slots for Early Head Start and Head Start Programs

HEAD START IN 50 STATES Head Start serves over a million children and their families each year in urban and rural areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories, including American Indian, Alaskan Native and Migrant/Seasonal communities.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) HHS is the United States (U.S.) Government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans, providing essential human services, and promoting economic and social well-being for individuals, families, and communities, including seniors and individuals with disabilities.

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY HHS "We have a responsibility to balance the health and safety of all Americans and our commitment to promoting economic growth, job creation, and innovation." – Deputy Secretary Bill Corr “The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to ensure every American has access to the building blocks of healthy and productive lives.” - Secretary, Sylvia M. Burwell

HHS GRANT DOLLARS HHS administers more grant dollars than all other federal agencies combined Outside of Medicare, Medicaid, and TANF, the department spends about $125 billion a year on more than 400 different programs

THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (OS) The HHS Office of the Secretary (OS) and its 11 operating divisions (OpDivs) administer more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities.

11 HHS SEGMENTS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Administration for Community Living (ACL) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

11 HHS SEGMENTS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Indian Health Service (IHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

HHS FLOWCHART

ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (ACF) The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities.

ACF 2015 BUDGET

OFFICE OF HEAD START Head Start and Early Head Start are administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

OFFICE OF HEAD START OHS also provides federal policy direction and training and a technical assistance (T/TA) system to assist grantees in providing comprehensive services to eligible young children and their families.

NATIONAL FUNDS Head Start was appropriated $7,573,095,000 for FY 2013 Funding is based on enrollment

HEAD START/STATE PRESCHOOL Many programs operate under both Federal and State funds

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) California Department of Education (CDE) is a State Program The budget Act of 2009 appropriated over $2.5 billion for CDE which helped to services almost 500,000 children.

CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM CSPP Assembly Bill 2759 (Chapter 308, Statutes of 2008) created the California State Preschool program. CSPP is the largest state-funded preschool program in the nation

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PRESCHOOL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (PSD) PSD offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs California Department of Education State Preschool program Child and Adult Care Food Program in 41 locations throughout the County of San Bernardino

PSD ALLOCATED SLOTS Head Start and Early Head Start – 5,928 State – 793 First 5 – 226 Total children and families serviced- 6,947

PSD SITES

SOURCES OF PSD FUNDING

IN CONCLUSION

QUOTE "It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped." - Hubert H. Humphrey

QUESTIONS

REFERENCES Administration for Children and Families, retrieved April 8, 2015 from The Department of Health and Human Services, retrieved April 9, 2015 from Office of Head Start, retrieved April 8, Office of Head Start, retrieved April 8, factsheet.html factsheet.html California Department of Education, retrieved April 9,