Head Start Services Head Start is a federal program that
promotes the school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from
low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and
emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning
environment that supports children's growth in: - Language and
literacy - Cognition and general knowledge - Physical
development and health - Social and emotional development -
Approaches to learning Head Start programs provide comprehensive
services to enrolled children and their families, which include
health, nutrition, social services and other services determined
to be necessary by family needs assessments, in addition to
education and cognitive development services. Head Start
services are designed to be responsive to each child and
family’s ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage. Head Start
emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most
important teacher. Head Start programs build relationships with
families that support: - Family well-being and