This factsheet uses information reported through the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) to describe Early Head Start programs, participants, families, and staff during the 2015-2016 program year. CLASP's factsheets serve as a unique resource for early childhood policymakers, researchers, and advocates who want to…

Low-income infants, toddlers, and their parents need access to quality, affordable, publicly financed health insurance.

Infants, toddlers, and parents should have access to appropriate screening, diagnosis, and treatment services to meet their mental health needs.

Infants, toddlers, parents, and pregnant women should receive appropriate health screenings, preventive primary care, and medically necessary treatment services.

Low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women should have access to nutrition support programs.

Low-income parents of infants and toddlers should have access to affordable education and training to improve their employment opportunities.To learn more, read this brief. 

Parents with infants and toddlers should have paid sick leave from work when they are ill, when their child or a family member is ill, or to obtain preventive care for themselves or their families.

Low-income families with infants and toddlers should have affordable, safe, and stable housing. To learn more, read this brief. 

Families in poverty with infants and toddlers should get cash assistance and refundable tax credits to supplement their earnings.

Parents play the most active and significant role in their baby’s healthy development. Young children learn and grow in strong families where parents are able to successfully face the challenge of nurturing their children.