State(s) of Head Startnieer.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/HS_National_Profile.pdf40 20 60 80 100 < 3-year-olds 3-year-olds 4-year-olds 0 40 20 60 80 100 73% Head Start 50% Migrant

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State(s) of Head StartNATIONAL PROFILE

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CLASSROOM QUALITY SCORES

AVERAGE SALARY OF TEACHERS WITH A BA DEGREE

FEDERAL FUNDING PER CHILD

PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN SERVED BY HEAD START

PERCENT OF TEACHERS WITH BA OR HIGHER

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL-DAY, 5-DAY/WEEK PROGRAMS

3%

18% 21%

National average

0

40

20

60

80

100

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

0

40

20

60

80

100

73%

Head Start

50%

Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

30%

Early Head Start

National average

42% 44%

93%

0

20

40

60

80

100

Head Start Migrant & Seasonal Head StartEarly Head Start

National average

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

$8,038

Head Start

$10,753

Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

$12,612

Early Head Start

✔ Significantly above threshold ✘ Significantly below threshold

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Classroom OrganizationEmotional SupportInstructional Support

Research-based threshold

✔ ✔5.7

6.0

2.9✘

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

Early Head Start

$29,769

Migrant & SeasonalHead Start

$24,083

Head Start

$33,387

Public elementaryschool national average

$57,092

NATIONAL Head Start & Early Head Start 2014-2015 Overview

NUMBER ENROLLED

PERCENT OF STATE

PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME

TOTAL 929,941 5% 10%

Pregnant Women 13,329 N/A N/A

< 3-Year-Olds 153,073 1% 3%

3-Year-Olds 351,215 9% 18%

4-Year-Olds 412,324 10% 21%

FUNDING

Total Federal Funding $8,244,919,188

Early Head Start Funding $1,829,389,000

Head Start Funding $5,844,297,882

AIAN Early Head Start Funding $60,935,000

AIAN Head Start Funding $176,373,066

Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Funding $333,924,240

FEDERALLY FUNDED ENROLLMENT

ENROLLMENT

TEACHER DEGREE

PROGRAM DURATION

FEDERAL FUNDING

QUALITY

TEACHER SALARY

FUNDING

Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

$8,369$9,186

$8,098$8,780 $8,482

$9,407$8,733

$9,716

$8,151$9,424

$8,457

$12,219

$7,942

$9,839

$8,260

$11,027

$7,840

$11,387

$8,558

$11,897

$8,062

$11,134

$8,801

$12,612

$8,038

$10,753

$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

2007

Head StartEarly Head StartHead Start and Early Head Start combined

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

FEDERAL FUNDING PER CHILD (2015 DOLLARS)

NATIONAL Head Start & Early Head Start

ENROLLMENT

FUNDING

NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENROLLED OVER TIME, BY AGE

PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN THE STATE SERVED

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN THE STATE SERVED

TOTAL EARLY HEAD START HEAD START MIGRANT & SEASONAL HEAD START

Total Funding $8,421,604,566 $1,903,119,056 $6,184,561,270 $333,924,240

Total Federal Funding $8,244,919,188 $1,890,324,000 $6,020,670,948 $333,924,240

Head Start Federal Funding $8,007,611,122 $1,829,389,000 $5,844,297,882 $333,924,240

American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Funding $237,308,066 $60,935,000 $176,373,066 Not applicable

Head Start State Supplemental Funding $176,685,378 $12,795,056 $163,890,322 $0

201520142013201220112010200920082007

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

201520142013201220112010200920082007

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

0

250,000

500,000

750,000

1,000,000

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds 4-year-olds3-year-olds< 3-year-olds

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

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TOTALEARLY HEADSTART

HEAD START

MIGRANT & SEASONAL

HEAD START

Total Funded Enrollment 944,479 151,322 762,103 31,054

Federally Funded 907,181 145,474 730,653 31,054

State Supplemental 13,593 489 13,104 0

MIECHV Funded 945 945 0 0

American Indian/ Alaska Native 22,760 4,414 18,346 N/A

Cumulative Enrollment 1,098,788 172,819 897,090 28,879

In Center-Based Child Care Partner 34,979 5,983 28,236 760

Dental homeUp-to-date on age-appropriatepreventive and primary health

Medical homeHealth insuranceUp-to-dateimmunizations

Mental health servicesAdult educationEmergency/Crisis interventionHealth educationParenting education

24%

72%

At end of enrollmentAt enrollment

93% 97% 94% 97% 93% 97%

62%

86%80%

51%44%

17% 12% 10%

91%

NATIONAL Head Start & Early Head Start

CHILD AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS

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CHILDREN RECEIVING HEALTH SERVICES

FAMILIES’ USE OF SUPPORT SERVICES

CHILDREN RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION

FAMILIES RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE SUPPORT SERVICE

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Other/Unspecified

African

European & Slavic

Middle Eastern

East Asian

Spanish

English

Other/Unspecified

Biracial/Multi-racial

White

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Asian

American Indian/Alaska Native

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino

Hispanic/Latino 38%

62%

4%

2%

29%

43%

1%

10%

11%

71%

24%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

Parental unemployment

Single parent family

Child experienced homelessness

Child was referred to Head Startby child welfare

Child has an IEP/IFSP

Meets income requirement

SNAP

WIC

SSI

TANF

Less than HSD/GED

HSD/GED

AA, vocational school, some college

BA or higher 6%

23%

43%

27%

13%

7%

56%

55%

89%

2%

12%

58%

35%

5%

Assistant teacher degree qualifications Home visitor degree qualifications ECD management degree qualifications

■ English ■ Spanish■ Middle Eastern■ East Asian■ Native North American/Alaska Native■ European & Slavic■ African■ Other/Unspecified

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ American Indian/Alaska Native■ Asian■ Black or African American■ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander■ White■ Bi-racial/Multi-racial■ Other/Unspecified

Staff language proficiency Staff race

NATIONAL Early Head Start

EARLY HEAD START STAFF

PERCENT OF TEACHERS BY HIGHEST DEGREE IN ECE OR RELATED FIELD

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

BA AA CDA No ECE-related credentials Not reportedAdvanced

Difference$27,323

Public elementaryschool teacher

Teachers with aBA or higher

Teachers with an AA

Teachers with a CDAor no ECE credentials

All teachers

All assistant teachers

Speaks a languageother than English

Current/FormerHead Start parent

Hispanic orLatino

Home visitorvacancies filled

Home visitor vacaniesover 3 months

Home visitor left forbetter compensation

Home visitor left

Teacher vacanciesfilled

Teacher vacanciesover 3 months

Teacher left forbetter compensation

Teacher left

$57,092

$29,769

$26,479

$22,805

$26,484

$20,870

29%

21%

27% 16%

4%

12%

69%

19%

5%

9%

74%

STAFF TURNOVERAVERAGE TEACHER SALARY

ADDITIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

STAFF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

STAFF CHARACTERISTICS

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NATIONAL Early Head Start

TYPE AND DURATION OF EARLY HEAD START SERVICES

PROGRAM TYPE AND DURATION

Enrollment by program type Enrollment in center-based programs by operating schedule Number of years enrolled in Early Head Start

■ Center-based■ Home-based■ Combination■ Family care■ Locally-designed■ Pregnant women

■ School-day, 5 days/week■ School-day, 4 days/week■ Part-day, 5 days/week■ Part-day, 4 days/week

■ 1 year■ 2 years■ 3+ years

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL-DAY, 5-DAY PER WEEK PROGRAMS

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIPS

ADDITIONAL TYPE AND DURATION INFORMATION

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

47% 46% 44% 41% 41% 40% 40% 40% 42%

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

11% 10% 8% 8% 7% 7% 6% 5% 7%

38%

Child turnover rate Percent of children receiving a child care subsidy

Percent of pregnant women wholeft program before giving birth

0

25

50

75

100

National average

8%

0

25

50

75

100

National average

10%

0

25

50

75

100

National average

460

NATIONAL Head Start

HEAD START STAFF

PERCENT OF TEACHERS BY HIGHEST DEGREE IN ECE OR RELATED FIELD

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

BA AA CDA No ECE-related credentials Not reportedAdvanced

Difference$23,705

Public elementaryschool teacher

Teachers with aBA or higher

Teachers with an AA

Teachers with a CDAor no ECE credentials

All teachers

All assistant teachers

Speaks a languageother than English

Current/FormerHead Start parent

Hispanic orLatino

Home visitorvacancies filled

Home visitor vacaniesover 3 months

Home visitor left forbetter compensation

Home visitor left

Teacher vacanciesfilled

Teacher vacanciesover 3 months

Teacher left forbetter compensation

Teacher left

$57,092

$33,387

$24,979

$22,376

$31,220

$19,452

28%

26%

26% 16%

5%

11%

67%

17%

4%

18%

70%

STAFF TURNOVERAVERAGE TEACHER SALARY

ADDITIONAL STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

STAFF CHARACTERISTICS

Assistant teacher degree qualifications Home visitor degree qualifications ECD management degree qualifications

■ English ■ Spanish■ Caribbean■ Middle Eastern■ East Asian■ Native North American/Alaska Native■ European & Slavic■ Other/Unspecified

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ Advanced■ BA■ AA■ CDA■ No ECE-related credentials

■ American Indian/Alaska Native■ Asian■ Black or African American■ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander■ White■ Bi-racial/Multi-racial■ Other/Unspecified

Staff language proficiency Staff race

461

STAFF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

NATIONAL Head Start

462

TYPE AND DURATION OF HEAD START SERVICES

PROGRAM TYPE AND DURATION

Enrollment by program type Enrollment in center-based programs by operating schedule Number of years enrolled in Head Start

■ Center-based■ Home-based■ Combination■ Family care■ Locally-designed

■ School-day, 5 days/week■ School-day, 4 days/week■ Part-day, 5 days/week■ Part-day, 4 days/week

■ 1 year■ 2 years■ 3+ years

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL-DAY, 5-DAY PER WEEK PROGRAMS

0

20

40

60

80

100

201520142013201220112010200920082007

45% 46% 46% 47% 46% 45% 44% 43% 44%

ADDITIONAL TYPE AND DURATION INFORMATION

49%

Percent of children in school-day programs Percent of children in full-working-day,full-calendar-year programs

Percent of children in 5-day/week programs Percent of children receiving atleast 1,020 hours of Head Start per year

0

25

50

75

100

National average

7%

0

25

50

75

100

National average

65%

0

25

50

75

100

National average

14%

Child turnover rate Percent of children receivinga child care subsidy

Percent of children in double sessions

0

25

50

75

100

National average

4%

0

25

50

75

100

National average

18%

0

25

50

75

100

National average

42%

0

25

50

75

100

National average