Head Start Research Paper

For my public policy, I decided to focus on Head Start. The Head Start Act is a Federal act. It was last reauthorized in December 2007. This act provides funding for private and public non-profit agencies, as well as compensation for educators, research and evaluation of program models, and monitoring activities. The purpose of Head Start programs are to prepare young children (birth to five years) for school. There are four main areas of focus- education, health, parent involvement, and social services. The major group of people that Head Start programs help are families whose income falls under the federal poverty line.

It is important for speech pathologists to advocate for this act. One of the areas of focus of this act is health. This