Head Start is a federal program that serves children up to the age of five, and pregnant women, from low-income families. Head Start helps prepare children for success in school through education, health, nutrition and parent involvement.
Head Start is a federal program that serves children up to the age of five, and pregnant women, from low-income families. Head Start helps prepare children for success in school through education, health, nutrition and parent involvement.
Fairfax County Public Schools FECEP/Head Start is committed to providing a child development program for children ages three to five, expectant parents, and their families through quality early childhood practices. Working collaboratively, parents, staff and community provide comprehensive services, which address individual and unique needs of children and their families. Through these services, children and families will be empowered to reach their fullest potential as competent and creative citizens
Headstart works to build family and community partnerships that enhance program, to facilitate a curriculum that is both comprehensive and tailored to the individual needs of the students.
More information about Headstart and the communities it serves can be found in the 2010 Community Benefit Assessment.
-- In the 2008 triennial federal audit, the program was reviewed and no deficiencies were found.
