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Through statewide partnerships, the Nevada Head Start State Collaboration Office
enhances relationships, builds systems, and promotes comprehensive quality
services to meet the needs of young children and their families. The office
exists through funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start.
The Nevada Head Start State Collaboration Office is
currently leading planning efforts to build a comprehensive system of early
childhood services across the state, so all children can enter school ready to
learn.
Priority areas of the Nevada Head Start State Collaboration
Office include:
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Improving
access to oral and mental health care services for young children and their
families,
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Improving
the availability, accessibility, and quality of child care services
throughout Nevada.
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Improving
collaboration within welfare systems.
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Expanding
and improving collaborative education opportunities in early childhood
programs, with an emphasis on partnerships between Head Start and state
funded pre-kindergarten programs.
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Improving
opportunities for children with disabilities.
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