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Early Childhood Centers: Services to Prepare Children for School Often Limited

HEHS-95-21 Published: Mar 21, 1995. Publicly Released: Apr 06, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed early childhood services for disadvantaged children, focusing on the: (1) services disadvantaged children need to prepare for school; (2) extent to which early childhood centers provide these services; and (3) reasons early childhood centers may not deliver all the needed services.

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Child care programsDay care centersDisadvantaged personsstate relationsFood programs for childrenPreschool educationPreschoolersSchool health servicesState-administered programsHead Start programs