Four-year-old Nicole comes from a very poor family.Her parents are barely literate and both work long hours,which prevents them from providing Nicole with the type of stimulation she requires.Nicole would likely benefit from immediate placement in

A) first grade.
B) a Head Start program.
C) Project Follow Through.
D) an academically oriented kindergarten program.

A Head Start program is designed to provide educational, nutritional, and social services to children from low-income families, including those with parents who work long hours. This type of program would provide Nicole with the necessary stimulation and resources to support her learning and development. First grade or an academically oriented kindergarten program may be too advanced for Nicole at this stage, and Project Follow Through is a federally-funded research project aimed at improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children, but it is not a program designed for individual children like Nicole.