Head Start Community Impact References

Introduction

• First Five Years Fund – Mapping Head Start Across States and Districts

Impact On City and State Preschools 

• Michigan
  • NIEER – 2024 State of Preschool 
• Nebraska
  • Omaha Public Schools – Programs/Head Start
• Oklahoma
  • Office of Head Start – Head Start Pre-K Local Partnerships That Work: Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Impact Tulsa – Data Dashboard
• West Virginia
  • NIEER – 2024 State of Preschool Yearbook (West Virginia State Profile)
• Washington, D.C.
  • D.C. Public Schools – DCPS Head Start Annual Report 2022-2023

Impact on States

• NIEER –  2024 State of Preschool (Table A)
• National Governors Association – Governors’ Perspectives on Addressing Child Care Needs: Supply and Demand Trends to Watch 

Impact on Child Care Supply

• CAP – A Compass for Families, Head Start in Rural America
• Children’s Equity Project – Head Start’s Footprint: A Focus on Rural Communities, Children with Disabilities and Vital Health Services
• Urban Institute – The Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start (HS2EHS) Case Studies
• FFYF – Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships