Promoting Head Start as the model for high quality early education in Delaware
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FACT: Children who attend Early Head Start and transition to Head Start are more ready for kindergarten than children who do not attend Head Start. (Love et al., 2002)
Fact: Head Start children also decrease their problem behaviors, such as aggression and hyperactivity. (Aikens et al., 2013)
Fact: Parents who graduated from Head Start invest more time in learning activities with their children. (Gelber and Isen, 2011)
Fact: Head Start children are more likely to receive dental checkups and have healthy eating patterns than non-participants. (Lee et al., 2013)
Fact: Head Start children have better social skills, impulse control, and approaches to learning. (Aikens et al., 2013)