Beatrice Rosario

In June 2026, during Head Start WEST’s First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference, we asked attendees to share a sixty second Head Start story.

This is Beatrice Rosario from Los Angeles Education Partnership

“Hello, my name is Beatrice Rosario, an early childhood educator at Los Angeles Education Partnership. A family in the program enrolled her two-year-old boy, her second child, who was seeking assistance with her child’s speech development at the time of enrollment, who only used hand gestures to communicate with family. Before early head start, mom was not aware of services available to her and her child. Having her first child not needing assistance, she needed help searching. What changed was that through the program of Early Head Start, mom received one-on-one assistance and guidance through resources and services that helped with extra support to her child and aside from our home visits. After only a period of seven months, child is now speaking in one or two-word answers, is repeating new words, and is clearly communicating with family. Thanks to all the support from Early Head Start and their guidance to receiving extra support from Regional Center for speech assistance. That’s why I show up, because every child and family, especially in low-income communities, need assistance through guidance for resources that are crucial for children’s development.