Kahree Wahid

State of Louisiana @State of Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA, US

Purpose of the Head Start State and National Collaboration OfficesHead Start State and National Collaboration Offices (HSSNCOs) exist “to facilitate collaboration among Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agencies) and entities that carry out activities designed to benefit low income children from birth to school entry, and their families.\"1HSSNCOs provide a structure and a process for the Office of Head Start (OHS) to work with state and local entities to leverage their common interests around young children and their families. Working together, they formulate, implement, and improve state and local policies and practices. To be effective, the HSSNCO director must hold a full-time position of sufficient authority and access to ensure collaboration \"is effective and involves a range of state agencies.\"2