I tell my early childhood students this is a great time to be in their field--early childhood is definitely a growth industry, with many states (all but 12) offering state-sponsored preschool programs and Head Start and Early Head Start expanding.
These include the federally funded Head Start and Early Head Start programs, as well as seven state-managed programs, funded through a mix of federal flow-through dollars and state funds.
This study examined fathers' participation in Early Head Start programs using quantitative and qualitative data from 326 Early Head Start fathers when children were 36 months of age.
Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer PALMDALE - When Dorothy Vidana first brought her 2-year-old son Andrew to the Early Head Start program, he clung to her and hardly said anything but the word ``no.
What really sets this early intervention program apart is the Juvenile Court's initiative to collaborate with Early Head Start and mental health professionals, family service providers, and the police department," said 11th Circuit Juvenile Court Judge Cindy Lederman at the opening ceremonies at the Bethune Head Start Center.
Early Head Start "emerged out of recognition that Head Start--which had been designed to help older ids overcome disadvantages associated with extreme poverty-wasn't woring for a large subgroup," Dr.
