The Head Start Program started more than 50 years ago and uses a comprehensive approach to child development and school readiness for children from birth to five years of age.The ultimate goal of the program is to prepare children with the necessary skills, knowledge, and emotional well-being to succeed in school and later in life.
Head Start implements curriculum and early learning practices that promote development in language and literacy, cognition, approaches to learning, physical health and motor development, and social and emotional development.