1. Head Start and Early Head Start By: Lindsay Barry

3. is a federally funded comprehensive child development program.

5. enhances the development of infants – three year olds.

8. support each child’s individual pattern of development and learning.

9. Provide for the development of cognitive skills by encouraging children to organize their experiences, to understand concepts, and to develop age-appropriate skills in literacy, numeracy, reasoning, problem-solving, and descion-marking as a foundation for school success.

11. Enhance each child’s understanding of self as an individual and as a member of a group.

12. Provide each child opportunities to succeed to help develop feelings of competence, self-esteem, and positive attitudes toward learning.