Page 6 - Y Head Start Annual Report 2015-2016

As well as CLASS assessments, Y Head Start utilizes two additional child
assessment tools. In Baltimore City, a Work Sampling Assessment is
used to conduct child assessments three times throughout the program
year. In Baltimore County Y Head Start / Y Early Head Start, the Creative
Curriculum Gold is used to conduct child assessments three times
during the program year.

“I can see the differences in my son's abilities from
before we started Y Head Start to now. He learned so
much and he loves Y Head Start very much.”

Y Head Start parent

On average; the percent of Y Head Start

four year olds who demonstrated proficiency in
the domains related to school readiness:

Perceptual Motor and Physical Development: 82.15%

Social /Emotional: 82%

Approaches to Learning: 78.15%

Language and Literacy: 76.42%

Math and Science: 74.07%

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Please note that due to a significant disproportion in Head Start children records as a result
of unavailable child data, MSDE Kindergarten Readiness Scores have been omitted.
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