2. HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START WEEK OF ACTION
April 16-20, 2018

3. AGENDA The History of Head Start and Early Head Start
Head Start Builds Bright Futures!
Head Start Helps Parents, Too
The Economic Benefits of Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start in [STATE]
One Child’s Story
How to Take Action
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

4. The History of Head Start and Early Head Start
Created in 1965
Empowers low-income families
Addresses educational, nutritional, emotional and psychological needs
Early Head Start
Created in 1995
Serves children age 0-3 and their families
Supports women throughout their pregnancy
Head Start was created in 1965 to empower low-income families through a comprehensive program that incorporates educational, nutritional, emotional and psychological needs. This includes dental services, help with access to healthcare, health education, job training and more.
Recognizing the success of Head Start and the importance of reaching children early, Congress created Early Head Start in 1995 to help meet the needs of pregnant women, infants and toddlers.
Pictured: First Lady Lady Bird Johnson attends a ceremony for National Head Start Day in The two boys to the left are SCAN CEO Mark Shriver’s brothers Timothy and Bobby. On the far right is Mark’s dad Sargent Shriver, the founder of Head Start. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library.
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson attends a ceremony for National Head Start Day in Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library.
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

5. Head Start Builds Bright Futures!
Kids who participate in Early Head Start and Head Start:
Begin kindergarten ready to learn
Are more likely to graduate from high school
Are less likely to be unemployed
Prominent Head Start graduates include:
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation
Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal
Anna Maria Chavez (left), CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA.
Head Start and Early Head Start continue to benefit children throughout school and into adulthood. Kids who participate in Early Head Start and Head Start:
Begin kindergarten ready to learn
Are more likely to graduate from high school
Are less likely to be unemployed
Other Head Start grads include: Teachers, doctors, lawyers, first-responders, nurses and even an Air Force One pilot!
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

6. Head Start Helps Parents, Too
Parents with kids in Head Start:
Read more with their kids
Provide more affection to their children
Earn higher levels of education for themselves.
Head Start improves parents’ lives, too. Parents with kids in Head Start read more with their kids, provide more affection to their children and earn higher levels of education for themselves. Head Start parents are also trained on how to advocate for their children and Head Start programs.
Michaela has learned tips on using play to promote the social and emotional development of her baby Liam through their participation in an Early Head Start program in rural Arkansas.
The program gave her time to focus on her education and eventually got her GED. She is now working toward getting certified as an early education teacher so she can help other children the way Early Head Start helped Liam.
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

7. The Economic Benefits of Head Start
High-quality early childhood education programs, like Head Start and Early Head Start, are a great investment! Nobel-prize winning economist James Heckman’s most recent study found that high-quality early learning programs result in a 13 percent return per child per year. So in the long run, the government saves money when it invests in these programs!
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

8. Head Start and Early Head Start In [STATE]
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Head Start slots funded for [STATE]
XX% of eligible children ages in [STATE] had access to Head Start
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Early Head Start slots funded for [STATE]
XX% of eligible children under 3 in [STATE] had access to Early Head Start
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Jobs created by Head Start and Early Head Start in [STATE]
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Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

9. One Child’s Story How Early Head Start has helped two-year old Rider:
He has learned to love reading.
He gets nutritious foods at the Early Head Start center.
His mom found time to attend school.
Meet two-year old Rider from rural Arkansas. Early Head Start has helped him transform from a withdrawn child to one who is excited to participate in classroom activities. He loves books and is interesting in trying the new nutritious foods that he receives at the center.
Not only has Early Head Start helped Rider thrive, but it has helped his mom, Lyric, as well. Lyric now has the time to attend school, where she is studying to be a nurse. She’s earning all A’s and has her sights set on being a doctor one day.
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

10. How to Take Action
In order to serve more children and families who already qualify, we must urge Congress to increase funding for Head Start and Early Head Start.
Write your members of Congress – particularly those who serve on the Appropriations Committees – to urge them to boost funding for Head Start and Early Head Start in the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. These kids can’t wait!
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018

11. IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION!
Head Start & Early Head Start Week of Action
9/16/2018