Head Start covers age 2. Below is a list of what you can expect your child to know by the end of their Head Start year.

• Know ten basic colors: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, black, white, brown, white and pink
• Stand quietly in a line
• Recognize the letters of the alphabet in upper- and lowercase forms
• Recognize the names of squares, rectangles, circles and triangles
• Know the relationship between letters and the sounds they make
• Recognize sight words (such as I, a, me, are, see, like, and, etc.) and read simple sentences
• Spell his first and last name
• Know vowels, consonant blends and digraphs
• Count aloud to 100, and backwards from 10, by twos, fives & tens
• Know basic shapes such as a square, triangle, rectangle, and circle
• Read 25 books for pleasure
• Understand how words work by following along while he or she listens to simple books
• Follow simple directions
• Print numbers, letters of the alphabet and a few simple words.
• Write numbers from 0 to 21 in order
• Know the days of the week and months of the year
• Can count in Spanish from 1 to 20
• Knows alphabet in Spanish
• Complete homework and bring it back the next day