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Better Outcomes for All: Promoting Partnerships between Head Start and State Pre-K

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Title: Better Outcomes for All: Promoting Partnerships between Head Start and State Pre-K
Language: English
Authors: Stebbins, Helene, Scott, L. Carol, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC.
Source: Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP). 2007.
Availability: Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2007
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Cooperation, Preschool Education, Partnerships in Education, Emergent Literacy, State Aid, Program Development, Sequential Approach, Profiles, Institutional Mission, Eligibility, Interstate Programs, Improvement Programs
Geographic Terms: Georgia, Illinois, Jersey, New Jersey, Oregon, Wisconsin
Abstract: This paper examines how Head Start and state pre-kindergarten programs can work together to better serve young children and their families. It focuses on two of the several models of early childhood education, acknowledging that these programs are just one piece of a fully integrated system of early care and education for children from birth until kindergarten entry. The authors conducted in-depth interviews with state pre-k program directors, Head Start collaboration coordinators, and providers of both Head Start and state pre-k programs in five states. This paper also draws on the Center for Law and Social Policy's (CLASP) research examining state pre-k programs offered in community-based settings and Pre-K Now's ongoing work with state pre-k programs. It probes more deeply into five states--Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, and Wisconsin--to look explicitly at how Head Start and state-funded pre-k can work together. This paper examines the need to focus on Head Start and state pre-k programs, the challenges of collaboration, the pathways to success, and a call to action. The appendices provide overviews of Head State and State Pre-K programs. (Contains 12 endnotes.) [This publication was also prepared by Pre-K Now.]
Abstractor: ERIC
Number of References: 16
Entry Date: 2007
Accession Number: ED495373
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This paper examines how Head Start and state pre-kindergarten programs can work together to better serve young children and their families. It focuses on two of the several models of early childhood education, acknowledging that these programs are just one piece of a fully integrated system of early care and education for children from birth until kindergarten entry. The authors conducted in-depth interviews with state pre-k program directors, Head Start collaboration coordinators, and providers of both Head Start and state pre-k programs in five states. This paper also draws on the Center for Law and Social Policy's (CLASP) research examining state pre-k programs offered in community-based settings and Pre-K Now's ongoing work with state pre-k programs. It probes more deeply into five states--Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, and Wisconsin--to look explicitly at how Head Start and state-funded pre-k can work together. This paper examines the need to focus on Head Start and state pre-k programs, the challenges of collaboration, the pathways to success, and a call to action. The appendices provide overviews of Head State and State Pre-K programs. (Contains 12 endnotes.) [This publication was also prepared by Pre-K Now.]