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Common Acronyms

ACF

The Administration for Children and Families is responsible for Federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. ACF oversees and finances a broad range of activities in partnership with state, local and tribal governmental agencies. These agencies provide direct services and assistance to children, youth, families, persons with developmental disabilities, refugees, migrants, Native Americans, legalized aliens, and others eligible to receive help under ACF legislative authorities.
 

ACYF

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families administers the major Federal programs that support: social services that promote the positive growth and development of children and youth and their families; protective services and shelter for children and youth in at-risk situations; child care for working families and families on public assistance; and adoption for children with special needs. These programs provide financial assistance to States, community-based organizations, and academic institutions to provide services, carry out research and demonstration activities and undertake training, technical assistance, and information dissemination.
 

CDI

The National Head Start Child Development Institute was a week-long learning experience for Head Start and Early Head Start managers with oversight for child development, education, and disabilities services through center-based, home-based, and family child care program options. The Institute was grounded in the Head Start Program Performance Standards and the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework.
 

FACES

The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey is the first chance to use the Performance Measures with a nationally representative sample of Head Start children, families, and programs. The survey is planned as a periodic longitudinal data collection, which will provide information about children as they enter the program, their experience in Head Start, and their status both at school entry and after a year of kindergarten. The full study, launched in Fall, 1997, follows 3200 children and families in 40 Head Start programs. The ongoing performance measures effort will continue to help Head Start chart its progress in meeting Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals and improving services to children and families, through combining outcome measures with agency-level data reporting and program monitoring.
 

OHS

The Office of Head Start is the administrative body for Head Start and Early Head Start, which are comprehensive child development programs which serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.
 

HSIPC

Head Start Information and Publication Center, a service of the Office of Head Start, supports the Head Start community and other organizations working in the interest of children and families by providing information products and services; conference and meeting support; publication distribution; and marketing and outreach efforts.
 

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