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Idaho Head Start Collaboration |
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Idaho Head Start State
Collaboration is a private non-profit organization made up of members from
agencies that are included in the development of state policies that affect
programs serving low-income children and their families.
Despite its federal-to-local
program structure, Head Start recognizes that the states play an important role
in the formulation and implementation of policies and initiatives that affect
low-income children and families. Collaboration on behalf of children and
families is one of Head Start's highest priorities.
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The purpose of the Head
Start-State Collaboration grants is to create visible partnerships at the state
level to support the development of multi-agency and public/private
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These partnerships are
intended to:
1. Help build early childhood systems and access to comprehensive services and
support for all low-income children.
2. Encourage widespread collaboration between Head Start and other appropriate
programs, services and initiatives and augment Head Start's capacity to be a
partner in State initiatives on behalf of children and their families; and
3. Facilitate the involvement of Head Start in policies, plans, processes and
decisions affecting the Head Start target population and other low-income
families.
4. Ensure that Collaboration involves coordination of Head Start services with
1) Health Care; 2) Welfare; 3) Child Care; 4) Education (personnel development);
5) National service; 6) Family literacy services; 7) Activities relating to
children 8) Homeless families with children.
The objectives of the
Idaho Head Start-State Collaboration Project are:
1) Improve access to health care.
2) Improve the availability, accessibility, and quality of child care.
3) Improve collaboration with welfare systems.
4) Expand and improve education opportunities in early childhood programs (e.g.,
transition).
5) Initiate interaction with AmeriCorps (the National Service Program).
6) Improve access to family literacy services.
7) Improve opportunities for children with disabilities.
8) Homeless children.
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Idaho Head Start Collaboration Office Flow Chart |
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History of the Idaho Head
Start-State Collaboration Office |
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In Idaho, the Head
Start-State Collaboration funding award goes through the office of the Governor,
who has been given the opportunity to designate a lead agency to apply for the
grant. The Governor has designated the lead agency as Health and Welfare, in the
Family and Community Services Division. They contract with the Idaho Head Start
Association for Head Start-State Collaboration Activities.
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ACYF funded the first wave of
Head Start-State Collaboration grants in 1990. In 1992, ACYF funded the second
wave of grants.
In 1996, ACYF finded the
Idaho Head Start-State Collaboration grant in Wave III. The original grant award
was awarded for five years.
In 1997, the Idaho Head
Start-State Collaboration Office was awarded an additional supplemental grant
for professional development of staff and managers who work with young children
in Head Start, child care, family child care, public schools, and other early
childhood settings.
In 1998, the Idaho Head
Start-State Collaboration Office was awarded an additional supplemental grant
for state and community planning.
In 1999, the Idaho Head
Start-State Collaboration Office was awarded an additional supplemental grant
for Strategic Planning.
In 2000, the Idaho Head
Start-State Collaboration Office was awarded an additional supplemental grant
for Building Partnerships Through Unified Planning for School Readiness and
Transition.
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