The United States has spent over $1 trillion on Head Start ($8 billion per year federal preschool program) since its inception almost 50 years ago in an effort to rescue young children from the effects of poverty, poor parenting, and ill health. For people who try so hard to eliminate babies before they are born, liberals sure do work hard at failed programs to help them succeed. Head Start does provide quality day care for mothers who want to work, and it does provide many jobs, some for the parents of the children. Unfortunately, the studies all along the way, including the most recent by HHS, show most benefits dissipate by first grade.
The way to prepare a child for a better chance at a good life is married parents with good jobs--Obama has set a good example on marriage, and a very poor one on jobs for low income people. No politician will ever dismantle this boondoggle--in fact, they snuck more funding for Head Start ($100 million) into Sandy relief. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/head_start_executive_summary.pdf
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