Right now, more than 6,343,000 American children under 6 live in poverty.
For a million of them, Head Start and Early Head Start offer a Window of Opportunity. Quality early education, health screening and family support give these children the start they need for success in school and life. In time, investments in them are returned sevenfold to society through increased earnings and decreased grade repetition, special education, welfare dependency, and crime.
But there are more than 5 million children that Head Start doesn't reach. Without early intervention they may never have a Window of Opportunity, and they’ll enter school hungry and unprepared.
You have been a champion for America’s vulnerable children. Help us keep the window open by supporting continued investment in Head Start.