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OHS manages grant funding and oversees local agencies providing Head Start services. Head Start programs promote school readiness of children under 5 from families with low income through education, health, social and other services.
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Head Start services are available at no cost to children...
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Head Start programs have served more than 38 million...
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Khari Garvin is the director of the Office of Head Start...
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Congress appropriated $10.7 billion for Head Start funding in fiscal year (FY) 2021. Of that amount, $10.3 billion was awarded directly to public agencies, private nonprofit and for-profit organizations, tribal governments, and school systems to operate Head Start programs in local communities. To improve the quality of services provided by grant r...
OHS has 12 Regional Offices that support the administration of grants, oversight, and TTAfor individual grant recipient agencies. These offices are located in Boston, MA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA. The Regional Offices for American Indian and...
The OHS TTA system supports program staff in their delivery of quality services to children and families. The current system consists of three levels of TTA: national, regional, and grant recipient. While each level has distinct and unique functions, they are designed to complement each other. Structured, intentional, high-quality TTAbest supports ...
Current and historic information about the Head Start program can be found in the reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services submits to Congress. These include: 1. Biennial reports — submitted every two years 2. Facilities report — submitted every five years 3. Head Start monitoring review system reports — submitted every year 4....
Early Head Start programs support pregnant women and families with children younger than age 3 years. Head Start programs serve children between 3 and 5 years old. These programs are run by local nonprofit organizations, community action agencies, and school districts.
Head Start services are available at no cost to children ages birth to 5 in eligible families. Head Start preschool services work with children ages 3 to 5 and their families. Early Head Start services work with families that have children ages birth to 3, and many also serve expectant families.
The Office of Head Start, in the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services oversees the program, awarding grants to local public and private non-profit agencies in every U.S. state and territory, in migrant worker camps, and in tribal communities to implement the program in accordance with the P...
Local Head Start services are delivered by about 1,700 public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies. Head Start agencies design services for children and families that meet the needs of their local community and follow the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Mar 23, 2023 · Across the country, school districts, nonprofit and for-profit groups, faith-based institutions, tribal councils, and other organizations qualify to become a Head Start recipient and receive federal funding. The federal-to-local model allows local leaders to create a Head Start experience that is responsive to the unique and specific needs of ...
