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7111 08 v2 Unit-D-9 02
7111 08 v2 Unit-D-9 02
Initiatives Impacting
Early Childhood Ed.
Objective 9.02
6 Government
Programs/Initiatives
Impact of
Kaiser Child Care Centers
Served over 3,000 children
Freed women to work during World
War II
Provided a model for exemplary child
care
Head Start
Started in 1965
Major points of the program
Compensatory education
Parental involvement
Community control
First to bring national attention to the
importance of providing good care and
educational experiences for young children
Impact of
Head Start on ECE
Services for low-income families
Comprehensive developmental services to over 10
million children
Now serving about 20% eligible low-income children
Burst of enthusiasm for programs for young children
Expanded enrollment in nursery school,
kindergarten, and child care programs
National attention to the need for good care and
educational experiences for children
Smart Start
Started in 1993
A North Carolina initiative
To ensure that young children are
healthy and ready to succeed
NC partnership for children oversees
the program
Impact of
Smart Start on ECE
Made early childhood education accessible
to children of all races, classes, cultures,
and needs
Made child care affordable
Improved child health outcomes
Strengthened families
Used cutting-edge, innovative approaches
for early learning
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atives
Impact of
No Child Left Behind
Provides accurate assessment of student
performance
Provides children with effective development
materials
Increases student and teacher accountability
Provides individualized and comprehensive
reporting
Encourages parental involvement by providing athome activities
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public schools
for-profit and nonprofit child care
Head Start
Combination settings
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Partnership for
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