Head Start Path to Positive Child Outcomes

摘要

Head Start Program Performance Standards provide a sound foundation for achieving positive child outcomes. Head Start is a comprehensive child development program that encompasses all aspects of a child's development and learning. Upon entry to the program, each child receives required screenings to confirm that he or she is in good health and is developing well. This is the initial determination of a child's overall health status, developmental strengths, needs, and areas of identified concern, such as a possible serious delay or disability that may lead to a referral. After screening, the requirements for child observation and ongoing assessment continue throughout the child's enrollment in Head Start. Using appropriate observation and assessment procedures, staff and parents follow each child's progress and experiences from his arrival in the program to the time he leaves.