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I - 30-2 The Parents – Introduction
Head Start Policy Manual – Aug. 10, 1970
Many of the benefits of Head Start are rooted in change. These changes must take place in the family itself, in the community, and in the attitudes of people and institutions that have
an impact on both.
It is clear that the success of Head Start in bringing about substantial changes demands the fullest involvement of the parents and families of children enrolled… For some parents,
participation may begin simply and move to more complex levels. For other parents, the movement will be immediate… Every Head Start program is obligated to provide the channels through
which such involvement can be provided and enriched.
Unless this happens, the goals of Head Start will not be achieved and the program itself will remain a creative experience for the preschool child in a setting that is not reinforced
by needed changes in social systems into which the child will move after his Head Start experience.