Federal Formula Grants: Head Start
Tim Ransdell and Shervin Boloorian
October 2003
This report examines the mechanics of the formulas that determine funding levels
for California and other states for Head Start - a program designed primarily to
prepare low-income children for elementary school but which also includes
prenatal care and coverage for children through age 4. It also analyzes the
state-by-state effects of formula-change scenarios.