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Galena Park ISD outlines Early Head Start services, eligibility and governing responsibilities
Summary
The district’s Early Head Start director reviewed services, eligibility, governance roles and annual reporting responsibilities for the federally funded program that serves infants and toddlers in Galena Park ISD.
Anna Latta, executive director of Early Head Start, briefed the Board of Trustees on the program’s services, eligibility criteria and the governing responsibilities tied to the grant during the Oct. 6 meeting.
Latta described Early Head Start as a federally funded program administered by the Office of Head Start and governed by the Head Start Act and the Head Start Performance Standards. She said Galena Park ISD’s Early Head Start program has operated since 1999 and serves infants and toddlers and pregnant women in district attendance zones.
Latta listed services the program provides at no cost to qualifying families: full-day child care Monday through Friday, a research-based curriculum, ongoing developmental assessments, inclusive…
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