IS THE PERRY-PRESCHOOL BETTER THAN HEAD-START - YES AND NO

The Ferry Preschool was a small experiment that delivered high-quality preschool education to 58 at-risk children and involved their parents in the educational process. Head Start is a national intervention pro gram that provides comprehensive services to children and families in poverty. A comparison of the programs' like and unlike features shows that both have relative strengths and weaknesses. The Ferry Preschool is closed, but Head Start continues to evolve and can implement the kn owledge that has accrued in the field of early childhood intervention.