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http://www.nhsa.org/centers_of_excellence_in_early_childhood has an outside link that leads to government early childhood education page. One area of the site discusses The NHSA Academy and how it offers credentials that: • Address specific areas of the Head Start Program Performance Standards. • Help learners achieve knowledge and/or skill base in their specific learning areas. The NHSA Academy has served the Head Start community for more than 10 years and offers four credentialing opportunities to meet the current and emerging needs of Head Start professionals. The web site allows the user to blog about Head Start Programs. Head Start provides comprehensive early child development services to low-income children, their families, and communities. In 1998, Congress determined, as part of Head Start's reauthorization, that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) should conduct a national study to determine the impact of Head Start on the children it serves. In October 2000, DHHS awarded a contract to Westat in collaboration with the Urban Institute, American Institutes for Research, and Decision Information Resources to conduct this study through spring of the children’s first grade year. The newsletter offers so much information about education, nutrition, and disability services. The issue of the week is “Does Head Start Work.” The findings affirm the Head Start model in design and in practice. Head Start’s success over the decades has been built on evidence-based practices. The model, informed by programs like the local Head Starts are an influential project that tracked children for decades, is constantly adapting using the best available science and teaching techniques to meet the needs of local communities.