In 1990, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)2 initiated the Family and Child Education (FACE) program, an integrated model for an American Indian early childhood education/parental involvement program. The FACE program primarily serves families with children prenatal to 5 years of age by providing early childhood, parenting and adult education services. The goals of the FACE program are to:
⧫ Support parents/primary caregivers in their role as their child's first and most influential teacher.
⧫ Strengthen family-school-community connections.
⧫ Increase parent participation in their child's learning and expectations for academic achievement.
⧫ Support and celebrate the unique cultural and linguistic diversity of each American Indian community served by the program.
⧫ Promote school readiness and lifelong learning.
