New Report from Dr. Grace Whitney, Head Start State Collaboration Office, and PEC

A State Level Brief: Participation of Young Children Experiencing Homelessness in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania
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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Pennsylvania Head Start State Collaboration Office, in partnership with Dr. Grace Whitney and People’s Emergency Center, released a new brief about children experiencing homelessness enrolled in childhood education programs in the Commonwealth. It includes overall population and poverty data for children under age six, plus presents data about the participation of these young children in quality early childhood programs, from both the early childhood and housing perspectives.

These data and trends over time are helpful to establish baselines, set policy directions, and gauge progress.  
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Who should read this? People in the following systems: childcare, home visiting, PreK, Head Start/Early Head Start, homeless housing programs, county administrators, school districts, early intervention, family services, and child welfare.

READ THE REPORT