Head Start Timeline
Delve into key moments in Head Start history! Explore the timeline below to access archival photographs, video, resources, and more.
Head Start History
Head Start programs have served more than 30 million children since 1965, growing from an eight-week demonstration project to include full-day/full-year services and many program options.
Explore this collection to learn more about the history of this program that has done so much for low income children and families.
Comprehensive Services: The Foundation of Head Start
Find out how Head Start staff also work with families to help them set goals, address their most pressing needs, identify their strengths, and most of all, help them find their own voices.
Head Start History
In January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty. It launched a comprehensive child development program that would help communities meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children.