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Early Childhood Programs: Local Perspectives on Barriers to Providing Head Start Services

HEHS-95-8 Published: Dec 21, 1994. Publicly Released: Jan 20, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Head Start Program, focusing on: (1) the barriers to providing quality Head Start services; (2) the techniques that Head Start staff can use to overcome these barriers; and (3) how local Head Start programs use quality improvement funds to enhance and strengthen service quality.

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