The Head Start Program, launched in 1965 with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, provided early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and families. The program was designed to create stable family relationships and foster children’s well-being. It was a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society.
The Head Start Program significantly boosted the incomes and years of education for attending students. It helped popularize President Johnson’s Great Society and drew attention to American educational reform.