Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopening

Families and staff who rely on the federal preschool program Head Start may have to wait even longer to return to their centers even though the 43-day government shutdown ended Wednesday night.
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The Shutdown Is Over, But Thousands of Kids Are Still Locked Out of Head Start

Nearly 9,000 children across 16 states and Puerto Rico remained locked out of Head Start programming as of Friday evening, according to the National Head Start Association, despite the federal ...
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Sen. Gallego Leads Bipartisan Senate Call for Swift Action on Head Start Funding Amid GAO Concerns

Senators, led by Gallego, demand answers on Head Start funding delays after a GAO report cites potential Impoundment Act ...
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Encompass Community Services transitions out of Head Start services after 42 years

This is not a decision we made lightly," interim Encompass CEO Kim Morrison said in a release. "In light of the extended ...
Los Angeles Times

Barring undocumented kids from Head Start does not serve our nation

As President Trump’s deputy assistant secretary for early childhood development and director of the Office of Head Start during his first term, I have seen firsthand the positive impact of his ...
Vail Daily

Eagle County’s Early Head Start program is working through challenges posed by federal changes

A number of federal changes to the Office of Head Start this year are having local impacts. The federal Head Start program provides early childhood education and wraparound services to qualifying ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Commentary: Barring undocumented kids from Head Start does not serve our nation

As President Donald Trump’s deputy assistant secretary for early childhood development and director of the Office of Head Start during his first term, I have seen firsthand the positive impact of his ...