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National Head Start Association-http://www.nhsa.org/

After browsing several websites, the website that is most pertinent to my area of expertise is the National Head Start Association website. The website contained information that is relevant to the development of early childhood.

The area that I chose to research was the news section titled, “National Head Start Association Statement: Organizational Letter Calls for Protection of NDD Programs”. Head Start along with 3000 other nondefense discretionary is asking for protection. The organizations are involved in early education, health, law enforcement, science, housing, workforce, transportation and public safety communities.

Head Start is a program that has been around for about 50 years. The letter entails specific information about the program. The program was designed to provide at-risk children with an equal education opportunity. The letter includes several facts about the percentage of children who are and will be affected by poverty because of the current economic situation; Head Start and Even Start are programs that are needed.

The website also revealed information about the Head Start Monitoring Task Force. The new DRS is requiring that Head Start have standards that help define high quality education. The website also made a shocking statement about Head Start. According to the website, “Head Start is vulnerable to poor implementation of the Designation Renewal process and to on-going attempts of our opponents to argue that Head Start has “no impact at all”(National Head Start Association).The above statement left me in awe!