Head Start Program - Storytime

Produced by the Office of Economic Opportunity and introduced by Lady Bird Johnson, Head Start presents an overview of one of the cornerstone programs in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society campaign: the Head Start Program/The project began as a summer program to help meet the needs of children from low-income families/In addition to educational needs, Head Start sought to assist with health concerns including hygiene, nutrition, and preventative medical care/This clip shows children in the program reading as a group and creatively telling a new version of The Story of the Three Bears.