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Head Start Essay

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1. According to the Administration for Children and Families website, “Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families through agencies in their local community . . . Head start services include early learning, health, and family well-being” (About the Office of Head Start, 2018). 2. The goal of this research study is the examine the relationship of Head Start involvement on parenting and child maltreatment in low-income families in large U.S. cities. A major finding of this study that is stated in the article is that, “children who did attend Head Start are less likely to have low access to learning materials and less likely to experience spanking by their parents at age five” (Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks-Gunn, …show more content…

This article relates to the sixth principle of family impact checklist of, Support of vulnerable families, because as stated in the article, “Head Start is the largest publicly supported child care program in the United States and is targeted to low-income children, as well as children with disabilities, both groups at high risk for maltreatment” (Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks-Gunn, 2013). Head Start is focused on low-income families who can and are classified as vulnerable thus showing a relationship between Head Start and the sixth principle of the family impact checklist. Another two principles this article/organization relates too are: Family support and responsibility and Family involvement and inter-dependence. As it states in the article, “Head Start also promotes parental involvement and parent education” (Zhai, Waldfogel, & Brooks-Gunn, 2013). It relates to family support and responsibilities because it is providing support and education not only for the child but also for the parent(s). It relates to family involvement and inter-dependence principle because a lot of the times Head Start will involve the parents and family in the program as well so they know how the child is doing and what other added things they could be doing to benefit their child’s development. Thus, showing a reciprocal influence of the family and family members on individual needs or

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