ESC Region 19 Head Start
ESC Region 19 Head Start serving El Paso and Hudspeth Counties
Twelve Reasons Why Head Start is Worth the Investment
Head Start promotes the school readiness of children from birth through age five through a holistic approach of health and learning.
Early Head Start Works
The mission of Early Head Start is clear: to support healthy prenatal outcomes and enhance intellectual, social and emotional development of infants and toddlers to promote later success in school and life.
Children Get a Head Start on Health
Head Start provides low-income children access to quality education and good health practices.
Head Start Teacher (Full-Time)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: To plan and carry out individual and group activities to meet the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs of preschool children, and to maintain a classroom conducive to happy learning and development. To participate in meetings, workshops and related trainings when necessary. To esta...
Hanging in the Balance: A Head Start for Low-Income Kids
Head Start is a program of the Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement servi...
Head Start sets kids & families up for success
Head Start classrooms across the state work to make sure that demographic doesn't keep kids from excelling in education.
Whole Family Benefits from Early Head Start
The Knighten parents have noticed significant physical, cognitive, social and emotional development in their two young children. The program also supports the parents, who help carve the way for the family to reach their full potential.
Welcoming Older Adults into the Head Start Classroom
The benefits they bring and tips for a successful partnership
Head Start Teacher Discovers the Value of Cultural Relevancy
By Gary Chin I had my mind made up. If I was going to teach, I wanted to teach young children. Much evidence supports that high quality preschool programs…
Study says Head Start helps parents' education
Head Start programs may help low-income parents improve their educational status, according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers.
Head Start targets younger kids and their families
Head Start targets younger kids and their families to improve learning
Does Head Start Work? Wrong Question
Since its inception, Head Start’s core has been a comprehensive approach to high-quality early education and a focus on the whole child—recognizing the importance of social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
Head Start Program Might Help Fight Childhood Obesity: Study
Preschoolers' weight loss attributed to emphasis on nutrition, exercise and structure
Head Start Proposes Changes Designed to Reduce Bureaucratic Burden
The proposed Head Start rules, under development for years, are designed to align with the most up-to-date research on effective early-learning programs.
How's Your Local Head Start Performing? Sampling Classrooms May Not Be Enough
Individual Head Start classrooms vary enough in quality that the ratings of more than a third of centers could change by random chance, a new study finds. The results suggest those looking to improve the early education centers need to target support to individual teachers, not just to whole-school training.
Head Start kids learning to save through new initiative
WATERLOO — It was a simple, foundational lesson on money and its value.
Giving All Kids a Head Start in Life: Tackling the Parenting Gap
Parents spend a lot of time worrying about their kids’ schools. Yes, school matters, but what happens at home matters more. According to Parenting, Politics, and Social Mobility, a new report…
Head Start quality varies across classrooms, study shows
Researchers suggest when making funding decisions about centers, it’s important to collect more accurate data about quality.
