UNITED PLANNING ORGANIZATION

Line 4bhead start and early head start - united planning organization's (upo) head start program was initiated in 1964 and was one of the first pilot programs in the united states. In 2012, the upo office of early learning (upo-oel) was awarded a birth-to-five grant that provides seamless services for 1,200 children ages 6 weeks to 3 years old including expecting families. Upo-oel directly operates 17 early learning centers and partners with five (5) nonprofit childcare agencies that have contracts. Upo is the largest provider of early head start (ehs) services in washington, dc. Upo-oel is also a hub for the office of the state superintendent (0sse) quality improvement network (qin) early head start childcare partnership initiative. Theqin-hub initiative provides training and technical assistance to 12 childcare and 14 family childcare partners in dc to support them implementing highquality services for over 566 children. The qin-hub is a high-profile initiative that is part of dc's quality rating system. Head start and early head start are educational programs that provides comprehensive services for children and families.