Head Start Vs Non Head Start
Running Head: HEAD START CHILDREN VS. NON-HEAD STARTERS
Head Start Children vs. Non-Head Starters
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Head Start Children vs. Non-Head Starters
Introduction
Today nearly one in every four children lives in poverty. Compared to the 1960s, the environments where they are raised include more homeless-ness, street violence, illegal drugs, and single-parent families; affordable health and child care services have become less accessible; and many schools in poor districts have become war zones rather than centers of learning. The AIDS crisis, which was nonexistent three decades ago, and the soaring incidence of prenatal drug exposure have jeopardized the futures of tens of thousands of poor children even before their births.
Although the face of poverty has grown uglier, most of the war's weapons have been blunted or dismantled.
An exception is Project Head Start, still standing on a foundation of hope that poor children can learn to succeed and that their parents can be empowered to improve their own life chances. Since 1965, over 13 million Head Start graduates have entered school healthier and better prepared to learn; their parents have acquired better child-rearing skills, become involved in their children's education, and many have gained job skills and employment through the program. These accomplishments have earned Head Start grass-roots support and zealous endorsement by policy-makers.
Hypothesis
Low-income children who attend head start programs are more adequately prepared socially and academically for kindergarten those low income children who did not attend a head start program.
Literature Review
Since Head Start began, the fields of early intervention, preschool education, and family support have blossomed and produced a wealth of knowledge that can help the program better meet...
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