The Head Start Program

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This paper states that the aim of the Head Start program is to bring about a superior degree of social ability in children belonging to low-income families. The author applies the social control theory to the Head Start program. Members in society form unions with other members in society or associations in society, and through this socialization process, deviant behavior is avoided. The paper concludes that only 60 percent of 3 and 4-year-old children in poverty are assisted by Head Start due to insufficient financial support.

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"After the wants are ascertained, particular services are geared to each family. They are: family wants evaluation; enlistment and recruitment of children; society outreach; problem support and /or problem interference. Personal non-profit organizations or local public are given funds. The society must put in to twenty percent of the total cost of a Head Start. Head Start programs function in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. The majority of the Head Start program's appropriation finances local Head Start projects. The balance is utilized for research, demonstration and evaluation activities to test ground-breaking program models and to assess program usefulness; necessary monitoring activities; and training and technical assistance to support local projects in meeting the Head Start Program Performance Standards and in sustaining and improving the quality of local programs."

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