The Mission of Head Start National Programs

     Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.

 Head Start...What is it?
   The Head Start program provides grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school.  Little Cats is the local branch of Head Start.  HISD meets the needs of children in our community by understanding that the earliest years are crucial for children's growth and development.

  Head Start programs provide children with oppertunities to embrace school readiness.  This is achieved by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.  The HISD Little Cats branch helps students in progression toward their educational and literacy goals.