Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the reauthorization of the Head Start Program, which provides essential and effective services to low-income children and their families throughout this country. The effectiveness of a comprehensive approach: The key to the Head Start Program is its comprehensiveness. Because it includes teaching of interpersonal skills, academic concepts, parent involvement, nutrition, and hygiene, Head Start is much more than a day-care program, and more than many preschool programs. In fact, Head Start addresses the needs of both the children and their parents, and as a result has been one of the most successful and popular Federal programs of the last 25 years. During my travels throughout California, I have spoken about the Head Start Program, and everywhere I go people understand the need for early childhood programs to help poor children. This popularity is due in part to the fact that Head Start is an effective program, and in participants in high-quality Head Start programs have been shown to have a much higher likelihood of remaining healthy, succeeding in school, graduating from school, and becoming employed after graduation. According to Children Now, studies also show that Head Start is effective in preparing children for future success, by making them less likely to be placed in special education or held back in school.”