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Panel: Head Start in Connecticut provides family-centered services, 22 programs and 4,400+ funded slots statewide
Summary
OEC's Head Start Collaboration Office described program scope, eligibility (including McKinney-Vento and SNAP as categorical eligibility), and service models; parents and site staff shared personal testimonials and practical examples of Head Start connecting families to community resources.
The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood used a webinar panel to outline Head Start's role in supporting children and families, provide eligibility and program numbers for the state, and share personal testimonials about long-term impacts.
Karen Pascale, Director of the Head Start Collaboration Office at OEC, said Head Start celebrated its 60th anniversary nationally and described the program's two-generational model that serves children from birth to age 5 and their families. She said Head Start and Early Head Start provide comprehensive services including developmental screening (within 45 days of enrollment), health and dental connections, behavioral and mental health access, and family engagement opportunities.
"We have 22 Head Start programs…
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