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TABLE 5: Percentage of English and Spanish-speaking parents who agreed or disagreed with each Head Start Program statement
Parent Perception
Statements Regarding the Head Start Program
Welcomed all languages and/or cultures.
Provided a clean and safe learning environment for my child.
Informed me of community resources.
Provided me with opportunities to connect with other parents and families.
Provided me with opportunities to participate in leadership.
Provided me with tools and resources to enhance my knowledge in child development.
Provided me with tools and resources to enhance my parenting skills.
Shared information with me to continue or advance my career or educational goals.
Provided me with useful nutrition information.
Provided me with health education information that met my family's needs.
Helped me gain confidence to support my child achieve his/her educational goals.
Language Disagree
English 0.8% Spanish 2.7% English 0.3% Spanish 0.8%
English 1.6% Spanish 4.1% English 6.2% Spanish 6.1% English 6.7% Spanish 7.5% English 3.8% Spanish 1.6% English 3.2% Spanish 2.8% English 14.4% Spanish 9.7% English 2.1% Spanish 2.0% English 4.0% Spanish 5.5% English 1.1%
Spanish 1.0%
Agree
99.2% 97.3%
98.4% 95.9%
93.8% 93.9%
93.3% 92.5%
96.2% 98.4%
96.8% 97.2%
97.9% 98.0%
96.0% 94.5%
98.9% 99.0%
99.7%
99.2%
85.6%
90.3%
Note: The statements for which the greatest percentages of Spanish and English-speaking parents agreed are highlighted in yellow. The statements with lowest percentages of parents who agreed are highlighted in green.
The Head Start Staff
Of five statements related to Head Start personnel, parents (99.0%) most agreed with the Head Start staff kept me informed about my child’s overall progress and needs in the program. Nearly all English-speaking parents (99.5%) who answered this question agreed with this statement. Furthermore, of the 502 Spanish-speaking parents who answered this question, 98.6% agreed that Head Start staff kept them informed. All parents who answered this question from 13 of the 17 Head Start Centers indicated that they agreed with this statement. Nine parents of the 867 who answered this question disagreed with the statement.
CCRC’s Head Start Parents Page | 37 December 2014
What I liked the BEST about my Head Start program was:
The attention was very personal, like a family. Thank you very much for everything.
- Head Start Parent at Napa