Great federally funded program for early child development, 0-5 years of age.free babysitting for poverty stricken families .on the dole.great safe place for babies and toddler. Free food meals ,breakfast, snacks,lunch ,something to send home, food drives,shelfs,pantry, full Commercial Kitchens, class rooms, furniture, cabinets counters sinks, bathrooms in each classroom kid size toilets, teach higne, free dentist clinics,Dentist, assistant, staff, counseling services for just about every emotional health therapy, and staffing support Heavy stated administration, [CEO Director President Earns great Salary $250,000 plus great benefits and numerous bonuses and perks.Cars,gets home repairs for free,uses staff, and supplies .Why not it's only fair. She's Quite a success Mentor, and inspiration to mothers that have children in the program, she is a great example of single mother with two fatherless children .She started flat broken in the ghettos of N Minneapolis. a struggling girl from a broken family single mom.In the projects.put herself through college. Of course on the system. Now she's Mentors those broken poor single fatherless girl,woman. Gives a great hand up ,free college free daycare Day hours, food,nourishment safety, caring.gor children 0-5 Has numerous awards,and Acculumation, Unlimited food, Dentist Doctors, Nurses,counselors, Several locations throughout inner City. The bigger question is at what expense to the Fereral Government ,state,county,City, schools. Hundred s of Billions of tax payerdollars Shouldn't the states be responsible for these Non profits.? Any way it a Grand program and there cost per pupil is a lot lower the the dept of education costs, and look at the benefits to the whole community. I say hail Headstart Programs nationwide