Advocate

For the needs of Head Start children and their families and act as a liaison with other public and private agencies that support the educational, health, and social service needs of young children and their families.

Promote

Statewide collaborative efforts that help strengthen the delivery of services to children and their families.

Provide

A forum for discussing statewide, regional, and national issues; and a unified voice to statewide, regional, and national stakeholders.

Head Start in Arizona annually serves nearly 23,000 children and over 21,500 families through a network of 30 community-based non-profit organizations, Indian Tribal Council, local governments, and school districts. All together, Head Start programs provide comprehensive Head Start services at over 500 locations throughout the state.

Arizona Head Start Programs provide high quality early childhood education, nutrition, health, mental health, disabilities, and social services with a strong parent involvement focus.

The Arizona Head Start Association (AHSA) also collaborates with community partners, other non-profit organizations, private child care providers, and State agencies to strengthen the early childhood work force and improve both quality of services and service delivery to children and families.