PRINTER'S NO. 720
No. 68 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY RHOADES, JUBELIRER, BRIGHTBILL, PICCOLA, CONTI,
PILEGGI, A. WILLIAMS, O'PAKE, TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES, WOZNIAK,
SCHWARTZ, MUSTO, HELFRICK, KUKOVICH, CORMAN, LOGAN, COSTA,
WAGNER, WAUGH, ERICKSON, STOUT, EARLL, BOSCOLA, DENT, WENGER,
THOMPSON, LAVALLE, MOWERY, LEMMOND, ORIE, RAFFERTY, KITCHEN,
GREENLEAF, MELLOW, TOMLINSON AND ARMSTRONG, APRIL 21, 2003
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 21, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 21 through 27, 2003, as "Head
2 Start Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Federal Head Start program provides a high
4 quality preschool program to more than 28,500 Pennsylvania
5 children in nearly 800 Head Start centers and in 577 child-care
6 centers and family child-care homes throughout this
7 Commonwealth; and
8 WHEREAS, The Head Start program ensures school readiness
9 through a comprehensive approach that provides a foundation for
10 reading, writing and mathematics and promotes socioemotional
11 development to enable children to have successful school
12 experiences; and
13 WHEREAS, The Head Start program ensures that participating
14 children are connected to health insurance and medical care and
15 that children complete age-appropriate developmental and health
16 screening, including hearing, vision, dental and mental health;
1 and
2 WHEREAS, The Head Start program ensures that children in need
3 receive therapeutic health, mental health or dental services;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, The Head Start program encourages parents to take an
6 active role in the education of their children, helps parents
7 set and achieve goals to strengthen families and provides for
8 parent involvement in program decision-making processes; and
9 WHEREAS, The Early Head Start program provides the same array
10 of comprehensive services to nearly 2,400 children under three
11 years of age and their families; and
12 WHEREAS, Research shows that Head Start narrows the gap
13 between disadvantaged children and their peers in vocabulary and
14 writing skills; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of April 21
16 through 27, 2003, as "Head Start Week" in Pennsylvania to
17 celebrate the important work of Head Start programs throughout
18 this Commonwealth.
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