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SUPPORTING PARENTS

Number of Families Served:

Family engagement is the foundation for
success in Head Start and state-funded
1,467 art programs. Parents are a child’s first and
Head St
421 Early Head Start most important teacher. Parents play a
critical role in helping their children be
188 ready for school and for a lifetime of
Early Head Start –
academic success. Head Start and state-
Child Care Partnership
+ 2,060 Migrant & Seasonal Head Start funded programs are valuable partners
with families in this endeavor. Teachers
& Migrant Early Head Start
4,136 TOTAL FOR ALL and families develop a collaborative
partnership to share about the child’s
HEAD START PROGRAMS
development and goals.

TOTAL FOR In Head Start programs, parent and family
2,607 ALL STATE PROGRAMS engagement activities are grounded in
positive, ongoing, goal-oriented
relationships with families. Parents attend
monthly educational meetings where they
learn about early childhood development
and ways to enhance their child’s
cognitive, physical, social and emotional
skills. By participating in the program,
parents are building connections with
other families and gaining knowledge or
resources in their community. At each
Head Start center, a parent committee
meets to provide input in activities planned
for the center and take a leadership role in
planning and hosting parent education
events and meetings. Parents serve as
decision makers through shared
governance of Head Start programs.
Parents receive training in fiscal, program
design, service delivery, human resources,
as well as health and safety, and child
supervision. In the process, they increase
their understanding of business
management for early childhood education
services.