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Stafford Schools presents scale and compliance of Early Childhood programs including Head Start and ECSE
Summary
Stafford Schools' Early Childhood team told the board it serves Head Start, Virginia Preschool Initiative and Early Childhood Special Education students across multiple sites, highlighted program sizes and staffing, and reported a recent Head Start review found the program fully compliant.
Presenter for Stafford Schools Early Childhood told the school board the division runs three early‑childhood programs — Head Start, the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) — and described how they operate, whom they serve and how they are funded.
"Head Start is a federal grant and it requires a 25% local match," the presenter said, thanking the board for the local contribution. The presenter said the division serves 251 Head Start students ages 3 and 4 and 28 Early Head Start children (16 in classrooms, 12 home‑based). For VPI the presenter said the division serves 83 full‑day students; the ECSE program, which grows throughout the year, had 310 students at…
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