Growing up, I always believed that Head Start was just another option than daycare or daycare, but ever since I Did hours of research, found out I was wrong. Head Start is a program started by President Johnson in 1965; but it was imagined earlier by President Kennedy in 1962 when he began tackling the war on poverty (Vinovskis, 31). This program was originally created to give children from low-income families a head start toward education, for free or at very low cost; Head Start is funded by the federal and state governments. These programs would also provide breakfast and lunch for children, as well as health screenings and health care. Most programs also provide the parents of these children with informal lessons on how to raise their children in poverty and provide opportunities for parents to participate in Head Start activities. This program was created to help poor children and parents. Today, this program sees its budget decrease more and more each year, and many programs are closed. To illustrate the problem, Karolak wrote in an article: "Only about one in six children eligible for federal child care assistance through the Child Care and Development Block Grant receives the East ; it is the result of stagnation or decline in federal and state funding over the past decade. The promise of Head Start has not been fully realized, in part because it has not been fully funded either” (84). I couldn't have said it better. People don't see what Head Start could potentially do for children because the program has not been fully funded since its inception. People think these programs don't help kids because by 2nd grade, kids are all showing the same level of academic success. People also believe these...... middle of paper ......60406) 212 (2013): 84-86. Educational research completed. Internet. November 14, 2013. Parent Activity Funds Narrative." Center for Early Learning and Knowledge. Np, nd Web. November 14, 2013. Phillips, Deborah and Natasha J. Cabrera. Beyond the Blueprint: Research Directions on Head Start Families. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1996. Internet Resource. Vinovskis, Maris. Early Education Policies in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Print. Zhai, Fuhua, Jane Waldfogel, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. “Estimating the Effects of Head Start on Parenting and Child Maltreatment.” Children and Youth Services Review 35.7 (2013): 1119- 1129 Web, November 14, 2013. and Sally J. Styfco The Head Start Debates Baltimore, Maryland: PH Brookes Pub, 2004. Print..