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The Headstart Program is a very comprehensive early childhood program, the teachers work hard to present a warm and welcoming environment for both the children they teach and care for, and for their families as well. The environment is warm and inviting, natural materials are all around the classroom, as well as children's art, everything in the classroom is age and developmentally appropriate, better enabling all children to prosper in every way. Headstart curriculum is strengthening, that seems like an odd word I know, but that is what it is, strengthening, Headstart focuses primarily on the child and what is best for them, strengthening them and giving them the tools they need in order to be happy and healthy and find their place in the life, to do that though the Headstart program works diligently to support and strengthen the family and help them feel connected in their community. The teacher's do this by modeling positive guidance techniques, and holding holding skill building classes for families, and through parent meetings and parent teacher meetings, just this last week I was in a Headstart parent meeting and we had a guest speaker in to share with us about CERT (community emergency response team ) and MYN ( map you neighborhood ) programs in our area, and how they are designed to help us as individuals and communities to be better prepared for disasters. Overall, I believe that Headstart is a very competent early childhood program, one that I would love to see made available more universally.