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Article: Head Start-Operated Full-Day Services: Successes, Challenges, and Issues
- Article from:
- Journal of Research in Childhood Education
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Association for Childhood Education International Spring 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract.
Researchers conducted focus groups in three Minnesota Head Start programs that provide full-day services. The purpose of this descriptive study was to understand how these programs operated, the strengths and challenges of full-day Head Start programs, and how working parents and those on public assistance described these services. Findings include parents' satisfaction with various models of full-day services and parents' needs for extended hour care, transportation, information about full-day options, and child care assistance. Attributes of successful models include guaranteed fiscal support to programs, long-term partnerships with community programs, equipment, supplies, and ...