DISABILITIES
Head Start has a mandate to recruit and enroll income-eligible children and children with disabilities who are most in need of services and to coordinate with the Local Education Agencies (LEA) and other groups to benefit children with disabilities and their families. Servicing children with disabilities has strengthened Head Start's ability to individualize for all children.
Head Start is fully committed to the maintenance of effort as required for all agencies by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and by the Head Start Act. Head Start is committed to fiscal support to assure that the services, which children with disabilities need to meet their special needs, will be provided in full, either directly or by a combination of Head Start funds and other resources.