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Best Practices and Model Programs: Preschool/Early Childhood
Information by Topic: Preschool/Early Childhood
Head Start Bureau 1992 Memo on Serving Homeless Preschoolers (257K)
The Head Start Act includes homeless preschoolers as a targeted population to be served in Head Start preschool programs. Background information on homelessness and its impact on young children, as well as implementation guidance can be found in this 1992 Information Memorandum (Log Number: ACF-IM-92-12).Summary of Head Start Provisions on Homelessness and Foster Care
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This two-page brief from the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) provides a quick summary of the provisions of the Head Start Act that pertain specifically to young homeless children.
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