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Article: HHS: Head Start Expansion Initiative Will Help Children Learn, Parents Earn
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 25, 1997
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WASHINGTON, March 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna E. Shalala today
announced a new Head Start initiative that will expand Head Start
services for children while also helping parents on welfare move to
work.
Under the initiative announced today, Head Start expansion funds
will be used for the first time to build partnerships with child
care providers to deliver full-day and full-year Head Start
services. Full-day and full-year services, in turn, can help
parents attain full-time work.
Through the Head Start-child care partnerships, Head Start and
child care agencies combine staff and funds to provide high-quality
services. Children ...