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GLEAMNS Early Head Start History The reauthorization of the Head Start Act in 1994 made it possible to establish Early Head Start as a program to serve infants and toddlers under the age of 3, and pregnant women. Early Head Start provides early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants and toddlers and their families, and pregnant women and their families |
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The Goals of Early Head Start: To provide safe and developmentally enriching care giving which promotes the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of infants and toddlers, and prepares them for future growth and development; |
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To support parents, both mothers and fathers, in their role as primary caregivers and teachers of their children, and families in meeting personal goals and achieving self sufficiency across a wide variety of domains; To mobilize communities to provide the resources and environment necessary to ensure a comprehensive, integrated array of services and support for families; To ensure the provision of high quality responsive services to family through the development of trained, and caring staff. |
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The Principles of Early Head Start These principles are designed to nurture healthy attachments between parent and child (and child and caregiver), emphasize a strengths-based, relationship-centered approach to services, and encompass the full range of a family's needs from pregnancy through a child's third birthday. They include:
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Head Start / Early Head Start Recruitment Flyer
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