Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost.nifl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA02021; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 20:39:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 20:39:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199711140142.UAA84128@r02n05.cac.psu.edu> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: blv1@psu.edu (Barb Van Horn) To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1268] Re:Even Start and Head Start Requirements X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: RO Sara Hannu wrote: >What are the requirements for families to become involved with Even Start? >For >example, I'm interesting in knowing if there are certain income levels, >shots for >the children, education level of parents, age requirements for >children, live >within a specific area, etc. Do the requirements differ for >the >children/families involved in Head Start? To the best of my knowledge, the legislation mandates that to be eligible, families must live within a Title I cachement area, have children between the ages of birth and seven, and have an adult (parent, primary caregiver) who is eligible for adult education services (16 years old or older, out of school, without a high school diploma or with limited basic skills). The family must participate in all three components of the program: parenting education, adult education, and early childhood education. The families who enroll in the program are eligible until the youngest child in the family becomes 8 years old and (or?) the adult is no longer eligible for adult education. This may not be completely correct, but I thought it would be a start. Any corrections? Additions? Barb Van Horn, NIFL-workplace list moderator BLV1@psu.edu ***************************************** Barbara Van Horn Assistant Director Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy Penn State University 102 Rackley Building University Park, PA 16802-3202 (814)863-3777 (phone); (814)863-6108 (fax) *****************************************
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