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Figure 1: Arthur Avila: What can be done to improve the Head Start program?
 More activities for the children and parents to be involved.
 Teach them kindergarten stuff, like numbers 1 to 100. If possible, also words and the colors of the
rainbow.
 Teach them a similar curriculum to kindergarten.
 Arthur Avila Head Start Program is fantastic! The staff is so kind and friendly. They not only
helped educate my son and me, but made us feel loved.
 I wish they would give the children homework daily. This way parents could pay more attention
to the children.
 Full day schedule and safety.
 The Head Start program is perfect. There are learning opportunities for both the parents and
children.
 Help/support parents in becoming better teachers to their children. Classes for parents to teach
their children.
 Inform parents how to attend Head Start events or meetings.
 Everything was good.
 Try to teach the children basic reading to prepare them for kindergarten.
 Have more communication with the parents.
 I think there should be more teachers.
 First, I think the program should be available more hours. Second, more trips with the children,
more projects, and homework. Third, keep the school personnel.
 Keep the same teacher.
 Keep the program as is and add more services.
 Everything is great. Thank you!
 The program is a great start to our children's lives. The program provides the tools for a good
beginning.
 The boys and girls should have separate bathrooms.
 That more parents would attend the family meetings.
 I think they do a great job.
 The teachers were great.
 Stop wasting so much food.
CCRC’s Head Start Parents December 2014
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