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Virginia Head Start Association, Inc.

Description:

Head Start is a national child development program for children from birth to age 5, which provides services to promote academic, social and emotional development for income-eligible families.

Created in 1965, Head Start is the most successful, longest-running, national school readiness program in the United States. Head Start is a child-centered, family focused, comprehensive and community-based program. Head Start provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, dental, mental health, social services and parent involvement opportunities to low-income children and their families. More than 21 million pre-school aged children have benefited from Head Start.

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Virginia Head Start Association

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Curriculum/Instructional Methods Developmental Delay Early Childhood Early Intervention Hearing Impairment Orthopedic Impairment Preschool Speech/Language Impairment State/National Organizations Vision Impairment