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.
National Head Start Fellowship
This webinar offers a description of the Office of Head Start’s National Head Start Fellowship program. It includes an overview of the program’s history and participants and features a panel of Fellows alumni who discuss the program’s challenges and benefits.
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.
Head Start: A Nation's Pride
National Head Start Association produced this inspiring video for Head Start’s 25th anniversary. Video provides comprehensive information about Head Start and its services.