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Head
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Academy
for Educational Development Center for Early Care and Education
The Academy for Educational Development Center for Early Care
and Education strives to enhance the lives of all under represented,
at-risk children and families through research, technical assistance
support, knowledge and provision of innovative strategies within
early childhood programs throughout the United States.
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Head
Start Dental Home Initiative
The American Academy of Pedatric Dentistry and Head Start are partnering at the
national,
regional,
state,
and
local level to develop a national network of dentists; train teams of dentists
and
Head Start personnel in optimal oral health care practices; and assist Head Start
programs in obtaining comprehensive oral health services.
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• Regional
consultants
American
Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Research Center at
the University
of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
The goals of the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Research Center
are to operationalize and implement a research and training agenda for American
Indian/Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start Programs.
American
Indian Technical Assistance Network - Head Start
The American Indian Technical Assistance Network develops,
implements, and manages technical assistance services and expert
knowledge to Head Start grantees across the country and to the American
Indian/Alaska Native Programs Branch of the Office of Head Start.
Early
Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
The Early Childhood Learning and Knowldege Center is offered
by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start.
Resources are available in the areas of early childhood development
and health, family and community partnerships, and program design
and management.
• Oral
Health and Wellness
Early
Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC)
The Early Head Start National Resource Center works in partnership with specialists
in infant and early childhood health and development at regionally based quality-improvement
centers to ensure that Early Head Start programs have information and training
on "best practices" on a range of topics.
Head
Start Information and Publication Center (HSIPC)
The Head Start Information and Publication Center supports the Head Start community
and other organizations working in the interest of children and families by
providing information products and services, conference and meeting support,
publication distribution, and marketing and outreach efforts.
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Head
Start-State Collaboration Offices
Head Start-state collaboration offices maintain communication
between the Office of Head Start and state offices and ensure Head
Start's participation in systems-integration strategies to benefit
children from families with low incomes. The collaboration offices
serve as catalysts to enhance relationships among Head Start programs,
child care providers, and state preschool programs.
• Head
Start-State Collaboration Office Project Directors
Migrant
and Seasonal Head Start Technical Assistance Center
The Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Technical Assistance
Center provides on-site training and technical assistance to Head
Start programs that serve migrant and seasonal farmworker families
and their children, from birth through age five, across the country.
• 2005
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Program Center Locator Directory
National
Head Start Association (NHSA)
The National Head Start Association is a private, nonprofit membership organization
of parents, staff members, directors, and representatives from each of the
12 federal regions. NHSA provides a national forum for the continued enhancement
of Head Start services for pregnant women, infants, and children from birth
through age 5, and their families.
National
Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center
The National Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center supports
the Office of Head Start in (1) identifying emerging trends, priority items,
and other project issues; (2) gathering information and coordinating activities
to further promote Office of Head Start priority items; and (3) promoting awareness
and incorporation of promising practices.
National
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association
The National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association addresses issues and
concerns unique to Migrant and Seasonal Head Start children and their families
and advocates for and supports quality services for migrant and seasonal farm
worker children and their families.
Office
of Head Start (OHS)
The Office of Head Start funds programs that provide comprehensive child-development
and family-support services to infants and children from birth through age
5, pregnant women, and their families. The overall goal of these child-focused
programs is to increase the school readiness of young children from families
with low incomes.
• Head
Start Program Performance Standards and Other Regulations
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