美国开端计划的财政投入特点及启示

Characteristics and Implications of America’s Head Start Program Financial Investment

美国开端计划（HeadStart）是一个以联邦政府拨款为主实施的补偿性教育项目，其财政投入具有如下特点：以法律为支撑；政府不断加大投入数额；以实现教育公平为目的；既统筹兼顾又突出重点。这对中国当前学前教育在财政投入方面的改革具有如下启示：推进立法进程，提供法律保障；加强政府对学前教育的宏观调控；坚持以教育公平为起点和落脚点。

America＇s Head Start is a compensationbased education program funded by federal government, fi nancial investment of which is characterized by the following points： First, Its financial investment is protected by the law. Second, The Government has increased the amount of financial investment Third, the purpose of financial in vestment is to achieve educational equity. Lastly, its financial investment has balanced the comprehensive and the focus. The Head Start program is of important reference value in the reform of financial investment in preschool edu cation in China： promoting the legislative process, providing legal protection; strengthening government＇s macrocontrol of preschool education, adherence to the education equality from the very start to the end.