“Science tells us that all low-income babies, toddlers, and families benefit from child development and family support programs like Early Head Start. But there is also a group of babies, toddlers, and parents who face so many risks that even these programs alone may not be enough. This issue brief highlights 10 program and community strategies that can help these most vulnerable families and promote early school success even in the face of multiple demographic, economic, and parental barriers like depression and trauma that so impact young children. It is based on a meeting that brought together policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and advocates to explore the challenges and opportunities for focusing more attention on these families while at the same time working to expand access to supportive programs for all families with very young children.” – Publisher’s description
