March,2006
Early Head Start
WIA Incentive
Money-Colleague Assistance
March 29, 2006
Your family literacy leadership and program managers may be interested in
the attached Early Head Start Policy Brief from the Center for Law and
Social Policy (CLASP) entitled From the Beginning: Early Head Start
Children, Families, Staff, and Programs in 2004 by Katie Hamm and Danielle
Ewen. You can also find the brief at
http://www.clasp.org/publications/headstartbrief_7.pdf
Here is their summary:
This policy brief “profiles the Early Head Start program-which serves
low-income children under age 3, pregnant women, and their families with
comprehensive early education and support services-using the latest data
from the Program Information Reports that all Head Start grantees must
submit to the U.S. Department of Health. Major changes in 2004 included more
children with access to a continuous source of dental care and fewer
families receiving TANF benefits. The proportion of home visitors and
teachers with degrees also increased, although teacher salaries remained
stagnant. (Head Start Policy Brief No. 7.)”
Sample analysis:
• 66% of Early Head Start families had at least one employed parent
• 27% had at least one parent in school or job training
• 37%t of parents had not graduated from high school
• 40% of parents had a high school diploma or equivalent.
• 81% of Early Head Start Children receive medical screening
• 55% of families receive health education
• 58% of families receive parenting education
WIA Incentive Money-Colleague Assistance
March 29, 2006
Your colleagues in Washington State need your
help. They are looking for ideas on how other states used their WIA
incentive money.
If you received WIA incentive money in the past, can you email a brief
description of how you used those funds to Kathy Cooper on Israel’s staff?
Please send your response to Kathy Cooper at
kcooper@sbctc.ctc.edu
Thank you. I will ask Kathy to compile the responses she receives and I will
send you a compilation of those ideas.
Contact us: Dr. Lennox
McLendon, Executive Director; 444 North Capitol Street, NW; Suite 422;
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-624-5250; Fax: 202-624-1497; Email:
lmclendon@naepdc.org