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Why is collaboration between Head Start and state programs important?

April 26, 2017collaboration Head Programs State

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Why is collaboration between Head Start and state programs important?

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California’s Head Start program is the largest in the nation. In 2009, over 109,000 children were served by Head Start with a program budget of over $859 million. California’s Head Start programs are administered through a system of 74 grantees and 88 delegate agencies. The majority of these agencies also have contracts with the California Department of Education (CDE), to administer general child care and/or State Preschool programs. Many of the programs are located at the same site. State child care and development services in California are funded at over $2.1 billion in a mix of state and federal funds. The CDE currently has over 1,450 contracts dispersed through approximately 780 public and private agencies providing services to over 500,000 children. For more information about the Head Start program, visit the California Head Start Association Web site (Outside Source). Over 4,000 Early Head Start professionals have participated in the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) Insti