61. FCPS Instructional Services: Early Childhood And Family Services The Family and Early Childhood Education Program FECEP/head start is a free child The High/Scope curriculum is implemented in all program models. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OECFS/fecep/

Search FCPS: Family Services Early Head Start FECEP/Head Start Kindergarten ... Involvement Section Welcome To FECEP/Head Start Program Overview FECEP/Head Start Schools Enrollment 2003-2004 Income Eligibility Guidelines ... Other Head Start Links For more information or to register a child, please contact: Program Overview Program Overview The Family and Early Childhood Education Program FECEP/Head Start is a free child development program for children birth to age five, including children with disabilities or special needs, from income-eligible families.  Parents and community professionals work with program staff to provide comprehensive services which address children's educational, social, health, nutritional, and emotional needs.  Fairfax County Public Schools operates FECEP/Head Start classrooms in selected schools throughout the county. There are three major focus areas in the FECEP/Head Start Program:       Mission Statement Fairfax County Public Schools FECEP/Head Start is committed to providing a child development program for children from birth to age five, expectant parents, and their families through quality early childhood practices.  Working collaboratively, parents, staff and community provide comprehensive services, which address individual and unique needs of children and their families. Through these services, children and families will be empowered to reach their fullest potential as competent and creative citizens.

62. DLC: Is Head Start Smart? By Diane Ravitch head start has no standard curriculum for school readiness and cognitive Because there is no head start educational curriculum, it is impossible to know http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=110&subid=180&contentid=1567

63. DLC: Idea Of The Week: Making Head Start Smart head start is one of the most popular, and least understood, head start has no standard curriculum or common set of educational goals or standards even http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=110&subid=180&contentid=1728

64. Fact Sheet: Head Start Reform Bill Rejects Increased Federal Role In Early Child HR 2123 rejects a federal curriculum for the head start program. The bill ensures local communities decide what children are taught in the head start http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/109th/recess/headstartlocal.htm

Committee on Education and the Workforce the Workforce Committee John Boehner, Chairman 2181 Rayburn HOB · (202) 225-4527 FACT SHEET Head Start Reform Bill Rejects Increased Federal Role in Early Childhood Education, Empowers Parents and Local Communities July 27, 2005 School Readiness Act (H.R. 2123), to reform the Head Start early childhood program. The bill, authored by Education Reform Subcommittee Chairman Mike Castle (R-DE), would strengthen Head Start by empowering parents, protecting the role of local communities, strengthening financial accountability, and rejecting additional federal standards for early childhood education. Here are the facts about H.R. 2123: H.R. 2123 includes no new testing The bill explicitly rejects calls to expand testing of children in the Head Start program. The bill maintains current provisions to ensure children in Head Start can make progress in preparing for school, and requires no new testing. H.R. 2123 rejects a federal curriculum for the Head Start program.

65. Testimony Of Dr. Stephen Daeschner Our head start and Early head start programs, our State Preschool Program for a more rigorous kindergarten curriculum because our preschool/head start http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings/109th/edr/headstart041405/daeschner.htm

Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearings TESTIMONY OF DR. STEPHEN DAESCHNER SUPERINTENDENT, JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION REFORM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2005 Jefferson County Public Schools’ Exemplary Early Childhood Program Chairman Castle and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee on Education Reform, as you consider the reauthorization of Head Start, I appreciate your invitation to address the issue of exemplary programs for our youngest students. My name is Stephen Daeschner, and I am superintendent of the Jefferson County Public School District in Louisville, Kentucky, the nation’s 28th largest school district, serving more than 98,000 students from birth to grade 12. Our Head Start and Early Head Start programs, our State Preschool Program for students on subsidized meals, and our Tuition Preschool Program currently serve more than 5,400 children ages four and under. Our school district’s Early Childhood Education Program is exemplary and unique in large part because we use an integrated, seamless approach to providing programs and services. The Head Start and State Preschool Programs are intentionally connected under common leadership to provide a uniform, developmentally appropriate curriculum. Because Kentucky uses high stakes accountability testing, our District has much to gain by ensuring the early preparedness of all our preschoolers.

66. Office Of Early Childhood Education, PreK-3 Enrollment Policies Parent Involvement curriculum. Prekindergarten head start provides three and four year olds with educational, http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/earlychild/PrekHeadStart/PrekindHeadStart.htm

Office of Early Childhood Education, PreK-3 Pre-Kindergarten Head Start Jennifer Plumer-Davis, Director Enrollment Policies Parent Involvement Curriculum Prekindergarten Head Start provides three and four year olds with educational, health and nutritional services to ensure optimal school readiness. The formation of parent committees encourages parents in the shared governance decision-making process. This program is federally- funded and free to eligible families. The School District of Philadelphia's Prekindergarten Head Start program serves more than 5,000 children at 80 plus centers throughout Philadelphia and is the largest Head Start program in the Mid-Atlantic region Enrolls three and four year olds Free to eligible families Operates during the school year Operates during school hours Provides breakfast, lunch, pm snack How To Enroll Your Child Try to enroll your child during the year before you want him or her to enter Telephone your local center and ask to speak to the Family ServiceRepresentative, OR

67. President Discusses Strengthening Head Start There is obviously the continued head start focus on good nutrition and health care. That sounds like a simple curriculum, but it is research based, http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030707-2.html

Issues Hurricane Relief Homeland Security Judicial Nominations ... RSS Feeds News by Date August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 ... January 2001 Interact Ask the White House White House Interactive Appointments Nominations Application Federal Facts Federal Statistics West Wing History Home July 2003 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 7, 2003 President Discusses Strengthening Head Start Highland Park Elementary School Head Start Center Landover, Maryland President's Remarks view listen 11:00 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thanks for coming. Windy, thank you very much. I'm proud of you. I'm proud of your dedication. It is a great country where Windy can come from a Head Start program and is now a leader in the movement to make sure Head Start fulfills the promise of the program. First, I want to thank the good folks here at Highland Park Elementary School for letting me come by and see a program which works. I don't know if the people in the State of Maryland know this, I know the Governor does the teachers here and the program here uses a strategy, what they call a Center for Improving Readiness for Children, Learning and Education, C.I.R.C.L.E., which is a model program. It's a program that incorporates profound and simple reading lessons necessary to lay the foundation for future readers. And it's a program that's working. There is a strong emphasis on learning. There is obviously the continued Head Start focus on good nutrition and health care. This program also works well because the parents are involved.

68. Clearinghouse On Native Teaching And Learning - Curriculum Resources - Pre-schoo Back to curriculum Resources. Preschool/head-start Resources. Resources available at the Clearinghouse. Bingo, COLORS game. Native Child. (1997). http://www.educ.wsu.edu/coteach/clearinghouse/preschoolresources.htm

Back to Curriculum Resources Pre-school/Head-Start Resources Resources available at the Clearinghouse Bingo, COLORS game. Native Child. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Author. (Lower level) Introduction to architecture. Native Child. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Author. GRIFFIN LINK Introduction to colors. Native Child. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Author. Introduction to feelings. Native Child. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Author. Introduction to numbers. Native Child. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Author. Introduction to shapes. Native Child. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Author. Introduction to spatial concepts. Native Child. (1997). Santa Fe, NM: Author. Back to Curriculum Resources

69. Department Of Education | Programs | Head Start Cohort head start Cohort Home Return to the head start Cohort One home page. The curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and completers will be http://www.d.umn.edu/educ/programs/head_start/

Skip over navigation upgrading your web browser M aawanji'idiwag T hey C ome T ogether Unified Early Childhood Head Start Cohort The Department of Education About Us : Information about how this program came to be. Program Schedule : Descriptions of program courses and links to syllabi. ... : Return to the Head Start Cohort One home page. Search Education: Powered by: (Indexed Monthly) Department of Education University of Minnesota Duluth Montague Hall 120 1211 Ordean Court Duluth, MN 55812-3012 Phone:(218) 726-7233 TTY: (218) 726-7380 Fax: (218) 726-7008 E-mail: educ@d.umn.edu Maawanji'idiwag (they come together) Unified Early Childhood Head Start Cohort One UMD Courses will be delivered with a combination of face-to-face meetings and on-line instruction. Along with the state approved curriculum, there will be a focus on native language immersion to strengthen tribal goals of indigenous language survival and revitalization targeting young children. An underlying objective will be to bring a sense of cultural competence to all participants in the program. Head Start Center Directors are partners in providing appropriate practicum experiences for the teachers in the program. The program will begin in June 2005 with foundations and technology courses. In addition to course content, the first term of course work will focus on development of the learning community. The curriculum is outlined below. Courses will be staffed with a combination of

70. C&EN: EDUCATION - GETTING A HEAD START GETTING A head start Programs introduce undergraduates to laboratory The important thing is that it s part of the regular curriculum, Weaver says. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/education/83/8317educ2.html

September 19, 2005 Vol. 83, Iss. 38 View Current Issue Back Issues Join ACS April 25, Volume 83, Number 17 pp. 39-40 GETTING A HEAD START Programs introduce undergraduates to laboratory research in their freshman year TEST DRIVE Purdue students check out new modules for bringing authentic research into the first-year chemistry lab. COURTESY OF GABRIELA WEAVER Because some educators believe that it's never too early to get students involved in research, new programs are introducing students to research as early as their freshman year. For example, the National Science Foundation's Chemistry Division launched an experimental program two years ago called Undergraduate Research Centers , according to Richard D. Foust Jr., a program officer in the division. Aimed at freshmen and sophomores, the URC program complements the agency's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, which tends to attract rising juniors and seniors ( see page 37 ). NSF especially hopes to reach those students who start their education in community colleges, where they are unlikely to have access to research experiences. The centers will foster partnerships between research universities and community colleges, serving as places for students to do research and as models for other institutions that want to expand undergraduate research. In its first round of funding for the URC program, NSF awarded 20 planning grants to give recipients the resources to further develop ideas that they could incorporate into proposals for fully funded sites. Full sites receive up to $2.7 million over five years: $500,000 per year plus a $200,000 instrumentation grant in the first year.

71. Food Friends - A Curriculum For Preschool Child Nutrition Boulder County head start; Community Partnership for Child Development (Colorado Springs) The Center head start (Leadville); City of Lakewood head start http://www.cahs.colostate.edu/fshn/NEP/ff/locations.htm

Locations Alamosa Head Start Boulder County Head Start Community Partnership for Child Development (Colorado Springs) Rocky MT SER - Denver Del Norte Town Council Head Start Dillon Valley Elementary Creative Options (Aurora) Catholic Charities (Denver) Iliff Community Center Inc. Head Start The Center Head Start (Leadville) City of Lakewood Head Start New Centers This Year: Carlson Elementary Preschool Program (Idaho Springs) Eagle County School District Head Start Rocky Mountain SER - Pueblo Rocky Mountain SER - Conejos/Costilla The Family Literacy Project (Eagle County) Tri-County Head Start (Durango) The Village for Early Childhood Education (Littleton)

72. MUSD | K-12 Curriculum & Instruction The national goal for head start is to bring about a greater degree of If parents cannot afford any of these services, then the head start program pays. http://www.montebello.k12.ca.us/k12/Instruction/headstart.htm

ABOUT CONTACT FEEDBACK Home ... Resources PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Teams Programs Support Resources ... English Language Development (ELD) Head Start Head Start Office 5745 Rickenbacker Road Commerce, CA 90040 Fax: (323) 887-3193 Program Goal The national goal for Head Start is to bring about a greater degree of social competence in children of low-income families. Social competence refers to the child's everyday effectiveness in dealing with both their present environment and later responsibilities in school and life. Services In addition to the classroom experience, 680 students are supported by the provision of comprehensive medical, dental, and nutrition services. Families are also provided with social services and mental health services as needed. If parents cannot afford any of these services, then the Head Start program pays. Head Start Staff Location of 38 Classes Qualifications for Entry into the Head Start Program Parent Participation ... Mathematics and Other Head Start Child Outcomes (Standards) Montebello Unified School District

73. Hilton Early Head Start Training Program Hilton Early head start Training Program. Link to SpecialQuest.htm Link to curriculum Overview SpecialQuest curriculum Overviews http://www.specialquest.org/curriculum.htm

Available Overviews SpecialQuest III SpecialQuest II SpecialQuest I SpecialQuest III - How We Include Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families in Our Communities This year of SpecialQuest will focus on: Developing Effective Teams Responding to and Planning for Change Recruiting and Enrolling Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Implementing Services for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Planning for Transition at 36 Months Establishing the Foundations of Inclusion Facilitating Family Leadership Creating and Sustaining Change SpecialQuest III will be an interactive learning environment in which participants will gather information, practice new or refined skills, share their experiences and expertise with others, and consider how what they have learned can make a difference in their programs and communities. In response to participant feedback, SpecialQuest III will feature the SpecialQuest Marketplace where participants, trainers, Learning Coaches, and staff will gather for dinner, share resources, and develop networks of support. Networking opportunities will also be expanded through two breakout sessions, including one where participants with the same roles will meet and work together in small groups. Teams will also have more time to work together to develop individualized Action Plans for their programs and communities. SpecialQuest III marks the midpoint of the four year training and follow-up cycle. SpecialQuest teams will be encouraged to examine their work and consider how to maintain the changes they have facilitated over the last two years. The Action Planning process will be deepened to include a focus on how teams will work together and include others to foster the team vision and create change in their programs and communities.

74. Vita To appear in Proceeding of head start s Fifth National Research Conference. curriculum Consultant, Pasos Adelante Preschool Program, La Frontera Center http://ag.arizona.edu/fcs/fshd/people/taylor2.htm

Curriculum Vitae Angela R. Taylor Chronology of Education Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1984 Advisor: Dr. Steven R. Asher M.S. Psychology, San Jose State University, 1975 Thesis Advisor: Dr. John S. Kelly A.B. Psychology, Stanford University, 1971 Chronology of Employment 1991-presentAssociate Professor, Division of Family Studies, University of Arizona 1989-91Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Chico, CA 1984-89Assistant Professor, Institute for Child Study/ Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 1983-84Lecturer, Institute for Child Study/Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Honors and Awards 1994 Gamma Sigma Delta, Honorary Society of Agriculture 1991Nominated for Professional Achievement Honors, California State University, Chico. 1986 Nominated for Boyd R. McCandless Young Scientist Award (American Psychological Association, Division 7, Developmental Psychology) 1979 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society 1971 Cap and Gown Women's Honor Society, Stanford University

75. Curriculum Vitae De RUTH KAPLAN UHLMANN Trained staff for the Tennessee Migrant head start Program and the Texas Migrant Conducted Creative curriculum field test, training and production of http://www.cendi.org/interiores/cd5toweb/talleres/23_taller_curri_vitae.htm

E NCUENTRO I NTERNACIONAL DE E I NICIAL Y P REESCOLAR 25, 26, 27, 28 - MAYO 2005 C ONFERENCIAS T ALLERES ... OMUNICACIONES RUTH KAPLAN UHLMANN 3902 Jocelyn Street, N.W. Washington D.C. 202-363-3177 (phone) 202-966-8978 (fax) RUhlmann90@aol.com        AREAS OF EXPERTISE Training Training and Technical Assistance provider to Region III (HSQIC) and The American Indian Head Start Quality Improvement Center (HSQIC) Early Head Start and pre-school grantees. Oregon on implementation of The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood Management Consulting Project consultant Early Head Start National Resource Center Served as a consultant for the evaluation of Even Start/State of Virginia . Collins Management Consulting. Caring and Learning, produced by Teaching Strategies, Washington D.C. under the auspices of the Head Start Bureau. Consultant to the Head Start Bureau to review and make recommendations on the revised Head Start Performance Standards. Consultant to the Head Start Bureau Family Day Care Innovation Project and provided training to grantees operating Family Day Care Homes.

76. Head Start Program About the MCOE head start program. curriculum Instruction head start Home Charter School Human Resources Information Technology http://www.monterey.k12.ca.us/head_start/

Home Sitemap Contact Quick Links Job Listings KMST Program Guide MyIRT Web Portal MCOE Personnel Directory ... Williams Settlement MCOE Departments County Superintendent Alternative Education Head Start Home Charter School ... Special Education Director: Ricardo Tellez Secretary: Lucie Alonso Phone: 831-755-0348 Send Email What We Do The Head Start Program provides a comprehensive child development program to preschool children from families below poverty level, to prepare them intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically for school and life. MCOE operates 26 preschool centers in Monterey County, providing services to over 1,000 children (aged 3 to 5) and their families. Child Development Every child is provided with the highest quality child development program based on the internationally acclaimed, research-based High Scope Curriculum. Every enrolled child also receives the following benefits and services: complete physical examination and follow-up complete dental examination and necessary treatment hearing and vision screening developmental skills screening and individualized educational program supplemental daily nutrition Early Head Start The Early Head Start program is designed to serve qualifying pregnant women, infants, and toddlers by providing support services that promote child and family development. Services include prenatal examinations, training in child development, and infant and toddler center-based care. All Early Head Start clients are eligible for the same basic services at Basic Head Start as appropriate.

77. Enhancing The Parenting Skills Of Head Start Families During Transition To Kinde The skills taught directly to children in the curriculum for head start also parallel two of the ACT skillsnamely, social competence and selfregulation. http://www.actagainstviolence.com/specialtopics/headstart.html

About ACT Early Violence Prevention Managing Anger Resolving Conflicts ... Home Enhancing the Parenting Skills of Head Start Families During the Transition to Kindergarten Citation: Stormshak, E.A., Kaminski, R.A., and Goodman, M.R. Enhancing the parenting skills of Head Start families during the transition to kindergarten. Prevention Science, (September 2002). 3(3): 223-234. What is the study about? What are the findings? Results from the study reflected the preliminary results that showed that families still preferred home visiting (76%) to the parenting groups (33%), despite efforts to improve recruitment. Other studies have found that parents in rural communities are reluctant to participate in group meetings because most people know each other and there is little privacy; home visiting is a more private activity. The findings showed that home visiting can be an effective way to help families with the transition from Head Start to kindergarten. Staffing was found to be an important factor for outcome success. If the families were familiar with the staff member who visited them, they made significant gains as compared to families who were visited by a staff member they did not know. Also, for those families with a familiar staff person, there was a significant relationship between the number of home visits and improved caregiver involvement scores. Another finding was if families attended parenting groups before participating in home visiting, they participated in significantly more home visits than parents who did not attend the parenting group first. This group had the best outcomes over controls.

78. CEEP. Curriculum Development And Head Start Teacher Training: In Two Voices curriculum Development and head start Teacher Training In Two Voices Our program, Southwest Human Development head start, is located in five school http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/pubs/katzsym/marquez.html

ECRP ) is a bilingual Internet journal on the development, care, and education of young children. The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) is part of the the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CEEP provides publications and information to the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities. Return: Home CEEP Publications Curriculum Development and Head Start Teacher Training: In Two Voices PDF version J Abstract One of the most important tasks in working with teachers is to help them develop their own abilities to create developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. This paper reflects on, from two perspectives, the ongoing process of how teachers develop an understanding of how children learn and how that process affects curriculum development and implementation. The dialogue between a teacher trainer and a teacher she has been working with for six years reveals how the process unfolds over time. The teacher trainer and teacher reflect on their experiences in ongoing teacher training and implementation of emergent, project-oriented curriculum. In Training Teachers: A Harvest of Theory and Practice

79. DHS Bureau Of Migrant Head Start The classrooms must comply with state licensing standards and head start Performance follow the methods of Creative curriculum for infants and toddlers. http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ts/ChildCareDevelopment/MHS/

Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor Agency Links Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Community Health and Prevention Developmental Disabilities Mental Health ... Home Search DHS DHS Help Line 1 800 447-6404 TTY Provider Help Line 1 877 434-1082 TTY DHS Main Offices 100 S Grand Ave E Springfield, IL 62762 401 S Clinton St Chicago, IL 60607 Illinois Home Search Illinois DHS Bureau of Migrant Head Start Bureau of Migrant Head Start The Bureau of Migrant Head Start provides child care and a comprehensive program of health, parent involvement, and social services for preschool children of low-income migrant and seasonal farm workers. One area of assistance is Family and Community Partnerships . This project provides opportunities to develop and implement family partnership agreements. It encourages parents to observe their children and to participate with them in group activities. Through policy groups, parents make decision regarding this program to assist families in securing services in the community. The Family Services Coordinators are bilingual and have work schedules that accommodate families' needs. The project develops and maintains strong community partnerships to ensure service delivery. Another area is the Child Development Program , which provides a secure, stimulating environment in which children are helped to develop physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially. The classrooms must comply with state licensing standards and Head Start Performance Standards, offering full-time day care for children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age. The education program offers opportunities for active learning experiences for all ages.

80. EDC's Mosaic: Twenty Years Of Inclusion In The Head Start Classroom For 20 years, RAP has assisted head start teachers and managers in meeting the challenge into the full richness of head start programs and curriculum. http://main.edc.org/mosaic/Mosaic1/inclusion.asp

Mosaic Home EDC Home Twenty Years of Inclusion in the Head Start Classroom New England RAP, A Head Start Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities Services When Eleanore Grater Lewis began teaching, more than 40 years ago, it was very unusual to see a child with disabilities in a preschool classroom. "In those days, children with disabilities were largely excluded from any sort of preschool experience," she explains. "Basically there were two options: Either they stayed home or they were institutionalized." Today, as assistant director of the New England RAP, a Head Start Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities Services , which serves the regional Head Start community, Lewis visits preschool classrooms that include children with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities—from blindness to hyperactivity; from speech and language impairments to mental retardation; from cerebral palsy to spina bifida. "It has taken time," she says, "but today teachers no longer question the appropriateness of including children with disabilities in their classrooms." For 20 years, RAP has assisted Head Start teachers and managers in meeting the challenge of integrating students with disabilities into the full richness of Head Start programs and curriculum. As the first national project to commit to educating children with disabilities, Head Start led the way by mandating in 1973 that 10 percent of its enrollment be set aside for students with disabilities. Three years later, RAP was funded at EDC to support Head Start program staff in their efforts to realize this goal.

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