Head Start by https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. en-us 2021-08-17 13:33:29 UTC 2023-02-22 14:55:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Recalling the beginning on the 40th Anniversary vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1682196918 The Head Start program began as an 8 week trail run in 1965. Fifty six years later it has served over 37 million children. ]]> 2021-08-17 14:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1682196918 What is Early Head Start? vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683042690 Read about Early Head Start on the ECLKC page. ]]> 2021-08-18 00:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683042690 Benefits of Early Head Start vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683058210 Early Head Start is a great 'head start' for children that seem to have slow start in things such as speech, gross motor, fine motor, social emotional and problem solving. ]]> 2021-08-18 00:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683058210 Why does Head Start Engage families? vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683082153 Head Start is not just a place for children to learn their alphabet and numbers. We do try to teach these concepts though play and engaging activities, along with teaching social emotional skills, but we do so much more. Head Start is about helping the whole family. We have family advocates that work with the family to help them find resources when they need them. As teachers we visit the family in their homes two times a year, the advocate visits them a few times also. ]]> 2021-08-18 00:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683082153 Watch Head Start children explore RolyPolys vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683101716 One of my favorite parts of working at Head Start is playing with the children and allowing them to explore and learn in a hands on environment. The joy of watching a child discover something they never knew before is amazing. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683101716 Oral Health vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683106404 At Head Start we teach the children and parents about oral health. We teach and encourage the children to brush their teeth every day. The parents are taught about oral health and are given resources if they don't know where to take the children, or how to afford dental care for their children. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683106404 Head Start is Home vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683121038 Many of our head Start children become Head Start parents. Many of our Head Start Parents become parent volunteers. Many of our parent volunteers become Head Start Teachers. All the Head Start teachers are encouraged and enabled to get a college degree if they do not have one when they begin working. What a wonderful way to help a family. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683121038 Head Start Heals vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683133396 A family with a child in Early Head Start had health issues come up in the home and the Early Head Start workers reached out to the family. Helping them know they were not alone. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683133396 Nutrition vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683148239 At Head Start we teach the children healthy eating habits but providing a well balanced meal. We sit around the table and eat family style. The children are able to serve themselves after a teacher demonstrate the appropriate serving size and way to serve the food. When parents are in the classroom volunteering with us they are encourage to join the meal and meal time conversation. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683148239 Physical Health vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683159499 The physical health of the children is a very big part of Head Start. We work with families to get their children well visits with a pediatrician and encourage vaccination. We share with parents developmental milestones and when to expect them. We also encourage the parents to set a bedtime and morning routine that will let their child get the correct amount of sleep. This link has quite a few resources about these and some other physical health issues that are relevant to Head Start families (scroll down on the page).]]> 2021-08-18 01:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683159499 New Head Start Teacher vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683183225 Katlyn shares why she is chose Head Start and what makes her excited about being a Head Start Teacher. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683183225 The Benefits of Head Start for Children vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683188917 Daphne shares what she thinks are the most important benefits for children that attend Head Start. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683188917 Benefits of Head Start for Families vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683195731 Carla tells of her experience being a parent advocate and working with the family as a whole unit and not just a teacher of the child. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683195731 Education Requirements for Head Start Teachers vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683207994 This is a list of the qualifications that a Head Start Preschool teacher should have or be working towards when hired. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683207994 Professional Development vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683215979 As an SUU Head Start preschool teacher we are required to do 15 minutes of professional development every week. We are given a list of appropriate sites that we can utilize to do those 15 minutes. One such site is Teachstone. It has articles and videos that we can watch and respond to. ]]> 2021-08-18 02:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683215979 Head Start a Bridge from Past to Future vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683249592 In this article the author writes, " The program was envisioned as a vehicle to give families with low incomes a voice, and for doing things with them rather than to them." This is one of the aspects I like about Head Start the most. The policy was developed to help families by empowering them to move forward. Head Start works with other social welfare agencies in this capacity. We work with other agencies to procure coats and snow boots for the children during the winter, or tennis shoes and socks at other times. We work with the food pantry and Care and Share to get families food if they need it. These is also a good relationship built up with DCFS as we get quite a few foster children in our classes. (Hinitz, 2014) ]]> 2021-08-18 02:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683249592 Head Start and Social Welfare Agencies vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683355169 Head Start got it's beginnings as an initiative of CAPS with other social programs such as VISTA, Job Corps and Food Stamps. All these were brought about by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Walter Heller of the CEA said that CAPS was,  “the key new element in any realistic attack on poverty” that “relies on well-organized local initiative, action, and self-help under Federally-approved plans and with Federal support.” Everything else CAPs basically failed except Head Start. It took a bit for it to take off to become what it is now, but after they decided to put the money towards an early childhood education, a program developed. Ura Jean Oyemade says that Head Start “combined day care with medical and dental treatment, emphasized both the child’s psychological development and school readiness, and introduced ‘social services into the child’s home environment plus education of the parents.'" Of all the social welfare programs out there Head Start is very unique because there aren't political lines drawn on it. Liberals and Conservatives alike support it. Who wouldn't support a program designed to give low-income preschool children a 'running head start' in life?  (Lee, 2017)]]> 2021-08-18 03:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683355169 Head Start and Social Work History vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683470790 Head Start was designed to provide a support system for children with a disadvantage. Head Start has the ability to bolster the mesosystem by involving all the individuals, such as the child, parents, teachers and community as a whole, to combat and reverse the effects of poverty. This will give children a 'head start' in life, a better beginning. (Allen & Henderson, 2017)]]> 2021-08-18 04:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683470790 Personal Interviews vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683495414 The personal interviews were done by myself, Vilate Thacker, at SUU Head Start on Aug, 8 2021. The People I interviewed were Daphne Storie, Carla Condie, Katlyn Draper, and Collette Orton. ]]> 2021-08-18 04:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683495414 Cited references from Journals and Test Book vilatekthacker https://padlet.com/vilatekthacker/Bookmarks/wish/1683499131 Allen, K. R., & Henderson, A. C. (2017). Family theories: Foundations and applications. (p. 203) Wiley Blackwell.

Hinitz, B. (2014). Head Start: A Bridge from Past to Future. (p. 95) YC Young Children, 69(2), 94-97.
Retrieved August 18, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/ycyoungchildren.69.2.94

Lee, G. (2017). The Politics of Head Start, the Most Popular Survivor of the War on Poverty. (pp. 6-9) CMC Senior Theses. Claremont Colleges. Retrieved August 18, 2021 from https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2521&context=cmc_theses

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NAEYC. © National Association for the Education of Young Children. (Update not available). https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/public-policy-advocacy/head-start

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"In applying the tenets of NAEYC’s Code of Ethical Conduct to their own work, early childhood educators are expected to respect the dignity, worth, and uniqueness of each individual; respect the diversity in children, families, and colleagues; and recognize that children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society." (NAEYC) 
There is quite a bit of ethics training that we go through at Head Start and we have a code of conduct that we must sign each year. We work with a diverse population and we must try to learn about and understand the diversity.


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