Background and Scope. Early Head Start (EHS) is a program for low-income pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers. The program is based on research that demonstrates the impact of early intervention through high quality programs that enhances opportunities for success among families and young children. Reauthorized by the Head Start Act of 1992, EHS has multifaceted purpose. EHS seeks to enhance children’s physical, social emotional and cognitive development. In addition, EHS works to enable parents to be better caregivers of and teachers to their children. XXX also works with parents to set and meet their own goals, including goal of economic independences. In order to achieve the multi-faceted purpose of EHS, the program provides, early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to families and children. Services provided include, but are not limited to: physical, mental and oral health, nutrition, early childhood education, financial literacy, family engagement and strengthening, marriage education and job training. The services provided to families and children are designed to reinforce and respond to the unique strengths and needs to each child and family. The Proposed model by DCF seeks to identify strong community-based family support providers and child care to serve EHS eligible children participation in child care subsidy, Kansas Child Care assistance program. In addition to supporting vulnerable children and their families, Kansas’ goal is to increase the quality of child care environments in which these children are enrolled. KEHS grantees applying to participate in the DCF Kansas Early Head Start-Child Care (KEHS- CC) Partnership grogram and their partners must meet the Federal Head Start regulations and applicable state child care regulations. The Head Start Performance Standards (HSPS) and the Head Start Act (HSA) as authorized in December 2007 may be access at: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ohs/policy.
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Background and Scope. Early Head Start (EHS) is a program for low-income pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers. The program is based on research that demonstrates the impact of early intervention through high quality programs that enhances opportunities for success among families and young children. Reauthorized by the Head Start Act of 1992, EHS has multifaceted purpose. EHS seeks to enhance children’s physical, social emotional and cognitive development. In addition, EHS works to enable parents to be better caregivers of and teachers to their children. XXX also works with parents to set and meet their own goals, including goal of economic independences. In order to achieve the multi-faceted purpose of EHS, the program provides, early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to families and children. Services provided include, but are not limited to: physical, mental and oral health, nutrition, early childhood education, financial literacy, family engagement and strengthening, marriage education and job training. The services provided to families and children are designed to reinforce and respond to the unique strengths and needs to each child and family. The Proposed model by DCF seeks to identify strong community-based family support providers and child care to serve EHS eligible children participation in child care subsidy, Kansas Child Care assistance program. In addition to supporting vulnerable children and their families, Kansas’ goal is to increase the quality of child care environments in which these children are enrolled. KEHS grantees applying to participate in the DCF Kansas Early Head head Start-Child Care care (KEHS- CC) Partnership grogram and their partners must meet the Federal Head Start regulations and applicable state child care regulations. The Head Start Performance Standards (HSPS) and the Head Start Act (HSA) as authorized in December 2007 may be access at: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ohs/policy.
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