Editing Head Start (program) (section)

== Teachers ==
All lead teachers must have a bachelor's degree or be working towards one. Most have completed six or more courses in early-childhood education.<ref name=nj14/> By 2013, all teachers were to have [[associate of arts|associate degrees]] in a related field and half must have [[Bachelor of Arts|bachelor's degrees]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Glod |first=Maria |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 15, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/14/AR2007111401478.html |title= Bill to Expand Head Start, Bolster Its Teacher Qualifications Is Approved |access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/legislation/HS_act.html#648A|title=Head Start Act Section 648A|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012013719/http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/legislation/HS_act.html#648A|archive-date=2008-10-12}}</ref>

As of 2003, the average Head Start teacher made $21,000 per year, compared to the public school teacher average of $43,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nieer.org/resources/facts/index.php?FastFactID=12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027053910/http://nieer.org/resources/facts/index.php?FastFactID=12 |url-status=dead |title=NIEER Fact Sheet on Head Start Teachers – July 2003|archive-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>

Teachers are also required to complete a (CDA) [[Child Development Associate]] certificate.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}