It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the school readiness of low-income children by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development—
(1) in a learning environment that supports children’s growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning; and
(2) through the provision to low-income children and their families of health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services that are determined, based on family needs assessments, to be necessary.
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the school readiness of low-income children by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development—
(1) in a learning environment that supports children’s growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning; and
(2) through the provision to low-income children and their families of health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services that are determined, based on family needs assessments, to be necessary.
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§ 9831. Statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote
the school readiness of low-income children by
enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional
development—
(1) in a learning environment that supports
children’s growth in language, literacy, math-
ematics, science, social and emotional func-
tioning, creative arts, physical skills, and ap-
proaches to learning; and
(2) through the provision to low-income chil-
dren and their families of health, educational,
nutritional, social, and other services that are
determined, based on family needs assess-
ments, to be necessary.
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 636, Aug. 13, 1981, 95
Stat. 499; Pub. L. 101–501, title I, § 102, Nov. 3,
1990, 104 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 105–285, title I, § 102,
Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2703; Pub. L. 110–134, § 2,
Dec. 12, 2007, 121 Stat. 1363.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2007—Pub. L. 110–134 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘It is the purpose
of this subchapter to promote school readiness by en-
hancing the social and cognitive development of low-in-
come children through the provision, to low-income
children and their families, of health, educational, nu-
tritional, social, and other services that are deter-
mined, based on family needs assessments, to be nec-
essary.’’
1998—Pub. L. 105–285 amended section catchline and
text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) In recognition of the role which Project Head
Start has played in the effective delivery of comprehen-
sive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other
services to economically disadvantaged children and
their families, it is the purpose of this subchapter to
extend the authority for the appropriation of funds for
such program