At the early learning level, significant increases in Early Head Start and Head Start have created many more opportunities for Latino children who make up 36 percent of all Head Start students.

WHITEHOUSE: Renewing the American Dream: For Our Future

Comprehensive early childhood programs like the Early Head Start and Head Start programs and state pre-kindergarten programs with high quality standards lead to better cognitive growth, improved behavior, better health and greater school success.

FORBES: Magazine Article

This investment will focus on our existing infrastructure of federally-funded programs such as Early Head Start, and the Child Care and Development Fund to expand services and boost their quality.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

What makes Head Start unique amongst early childhood education and development programs is its comprehensive focus.

WHITEHOUSE: Progress Toward a Better Life

It means building early ties between schools and the world of work, to give children experience for a head-start.

UNESCO: A lost generation in the making - 'Le Devoir' (Canada)

Head Start employs a "whole-child" philosophy that combines early education activities with health and nutrition services and stresses family and community participation.

UNESCO: II Part Analytic Section