Thu, 04/19/2018
by Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director, NHSA
Enrollment in state-funded preschool programs has more than doubled in the past 15 years, but an annual report released today by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) reveals that one of the defining aspects of Head Start — high-quality standards — is missing from many state-funded preschool programs. What’s more, many of those that are succeeding are doing so in part because of their strong collaboration with Head Start programs and/or because they have aligned their standards with the Head Start Program Performance Standards.
Read between the lines and the message is clear: Head Start is leading the way in demonstrating how to provide consistently high-quality pre-K that improves outcomes for children in kindergarten and beyond.
2017 - National Institute for Early Education Research
The State of Preschool 2017 annual report, based on 2016-17 academic year data, finds states heeding the demand for…nieer.org
A Sought-After Partner
Even though Head Start is fundamentally a federal-to-local program in terms of funding, state leaders have sought to partner with Head Start programs within their states in order to increase both the quality of their preschool initiatives and the number of three- and four-year old children they can reach. In fact, one of the states highlighted...
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Categories: General, Our Voice Tags: head start, National Head Start, NHSA, Pre-K, Quality
