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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................1
Needs and Access to Resources ..................................................................................................2 Participation .................................................................................................................................3 Neighborhoods and Housing........................................................................................................4 Overall Experiences in the Head Start Program...........................................................................4
THE END-OF-THE-YEAR PARENT SURVEY .......................................................................5
NEEDS AND ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR HEAD START FAMILIES......................................................................................................................................8 Child Care ...................................................................................................................................8 Health Care.................................................................................................................................12 Services and Resources ..............................................................................................................18
PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................................................24
WHERE HEAD START FAMILIES LIVE..............................................................................30
Neighborhoods ..........................................................................................................................30 Housing ......................................................................................................................................33
PARENTS’ EXPERIENCES IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM ......................................36
Parents’ Experiences .................................................................................................................36 What parents liked BEST about their Head Start Experience ...................................................40 Parents’ Recommendations and Suggestions ............................................................................41
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.....................................................................52 APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................. 54-97 END-OF-THE-YEAR PARENT SURVEY IN ENGLISH .............................................. 98-101 END-OF-THE-YEAR PARENT SURVEY IN SPANISH ............................................. 102-105
