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The Head Start Bureau funds Head Start and Early Head Start Partnerships with Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges/Universities. The purpose of this program is to utilize the capabilities of these institutions of higher education to improve the quality and longterm effectiveness of Head Start and Early Head Start programs funded through the American Indian Programs Branch. Under this program Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges/Universities form a partnership with one or more Head Start grantee, or Head Start grantee and delegate agencies, to provide education/training to the Head Start agencies. Partnership agreements provide academic training and credit hours for a specified number of Head Start staff members. The partnership agreements take many forms; however, they clearly set out the reason the Tribally Controlled Land Grant College/University and the Head Start program(s) are entering into the partnership and what each party expects to gain from the partnership. In addition, if the Head Start grantee has formed partnerships with local child care agencies, education/training by the institution of higher education can be offered to those child care staff members of those agencies and collaborating family child care providers. For more information on this program please contact the American Indian Head Start Quality Improvement Center at 405-325-4129. Information on additional ACF Tribal Resources can be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/councilnew.html.

Last Modified: 03/04/2003

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