Beacon Of Hope The Promise Of Early Head Start For America's Youngest Children Editors

Since 1995, Early Head Start (EHS) has grown from 68 to more than 700 programs nationwide serving more than 62,000 children and securing the program's reputation as a beacon of hope for the nation's low-income families with infants and toddlers. According to a comprehensive national evaluation of EHS, children who participated in the program *Scored higher on standardized measures of cognitive and language development, *Exhibit greater engagement with their parents during play, and *Are less likely to engage in aggressive behavior than children who did not participate. Additionally, program parents *Are more emotionally supportive and less detached, *Are more likely to read to their child every day, *Report spanking their children less frequently, and *Are more likely to seek out education and job-training activities than parents who did not participate in the program. This volume provides a glimpse into the successes, the challenges, and the potential of EHS.Lombardi, Joan is the author of 'Beacon Of Hope The Promise Of Early Head Start For America's Youngest Children Editors', published 2004 under ISBN 9780943657653 and ISBN 0943657652.