The Georgia Head Start Needs Assessment

The Head Start Act (as amended December 12, 2007) requires each Head Start Collaboration Office (HSSCS) to conduct a needs assessment of Head Start and Early Head Start grantees. The assessment must include areas of coordination, collaboration, alignment of services, and alignment of curriculum and assessments used in Head Start programs with the Head Start Performance Standards, the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework and, as appropriate, Georgia Early Learning Standards.

The purpose of the Needs Assessment is to develop a strategic plan for Head Start in Georgia that will best serve and support the interests of Head Start. The shared goal is to promote grantee’s success in serving our children and families.

State-specific information can be found in databases maintained by the Office of Child Care, Office of Head Start, National Workforce Registry Alliance, National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. State Level Data and Information