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Articles by tag "preschool education in the United States":
2012, 6
p. 42–48
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The article describes the HeadStart program (USA), which is in use for over 40 years in working with preschool children from low-income families. The program includes projects to help the families of migrants, seasonal workers and indigenous people of America. The program provides access to healthcare and healthy nutrition, financial support, employment assistance, and offers parent-child study groups. The examples of program’s standards are provided. Family involvement in education and upbringing of children is considered to be a specific type of work to reduce the risk of child neglect and child abandonment. If children from socially disadvantaged families are provided with an access to resources outside of their families, they develop much faster. The article addressed the issue of evaluating the effectiveness of such programs in the long term. The program fosters personal growth.
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