In addition to educational services, Head Start offers medical, dental, nutritional, and psychological services for families in the program. Through the program children receive nutritious meals and health, dental and development screenings that wouldn’t be available otherwise. According to data collected, Head start children have a lower Body Mass Index and are less susceptible to being overweight. In fact, Children who started the program overweight or underweight were at a healthier weight by the time they reached kindergarten. There is a Head Start Trauma Smart program created to support any child who has encountered trauma. The program has support groups and trained program staff that are capable of aiding children that have been going through traumatic events. “Additionally, Head Start services are designed to be responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage” (Office of Head Start,
In addition to educational services, Head Start offers medical, dental, nutritional, and psychological services for families in the program. Through the program children receive nutritious meals and health, dental and development screenings that wouldn’t be available otherwise. According to data collected, Head start children have a lower Body Mass Index and are less susceptible to being overweight. In fact, Children who started the program overweight or underweight were at a healthier weight by the time they reached kindergarten. There is a Head Start Trauma Smart program created to support any child who has encountered trauma. The program has support groups and trained program staff that are capable of aiding children that have been going through traumatic events. “Additionally, Head Start services are designed to be responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage” (Office of Head Start,