Early Childhood Focus

Head Start programs could face disruptions in funding, operations

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:38:58 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Los Angeles Times
By Carla Rivera
At a Pomona preschool recently, children played with a large wooden train set, built a fort with colorful cardboard blocks and listened attentively as their teacher discussed ways to be safe in school and outdoors.

Obama visits Yeadon Head Start to announce stricter preschool standards

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:11:12 PST

EXCERPT FROM THE INQUIRER
By Thomas Fitzgerald and Dan Hardy
President Obama visited a Head Start center in Yeadon on Tuesday to announce stricter performance standards for the federal preschool program for children from low-income families.

Greater East Texas Head Start Waits for Answers

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:55:44 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KTRE News
By Donna McCollum
NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) - "It's a lot of if's, what if's," is how Nacogdoches Head Start director Weldon Beard explains the last few months.

Head Start Students Enrolled into VISD's Pre-K After Management Changes

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:55:06 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Victoria Advocate
By Sonny Long
Amanda Castro wasn't thrilled when she received a telephone call telling her that the Head Start program at DeLeon Elementary would no longer be available for her 4-year-old daughter, who is attending school for the first time.

City to Model Childcare Programs After Head Start

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:38:13 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WNYC.org
By Cindy Rodriguez
NEW YORK, NY April 12, 2010 �The city's Administration for Children's Services says it's raising the quality of subsidized childcare programs for kids under five. The agency says now families can expect more classroom staff, on-site social workers, eight-hour days all year long, and frequent progress reports. The programs serve mostly low income families. The new programs will be modeled after Head Start, the well-regarded program that is currently reserved for only the neediest families.

Georgia Head Start

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:29:27 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WCTV.tv
Press Release
ATLANTA, Ga., (January 4, 2010) � The 2008-2009 data for Georgia Head Start, Early Head Start and Migrant/Seasonal Head Start was released by the Georgia Head Start Collaboration Office and there is good news for Georgia�s children. Last year, Georgia Head Start was funded to serve 23,247 children � however, the program was actually able to reach nearly 28,000 children by offering blended services to children and their families. Georgia�s Pre-K Program and Head Start are able to serve 4,000 more children by partnering to provide blended caseloads statewide.

Federal Grant Will Fund Early Head Start Program

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:55:28 PST

FLORENCE - The Florence school district plans to expand its Head Start program in January.

Head Start Receives $50,000 State Grant

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:02:37 PST

UNION -- Head Start, an educational booster program for the rural poor, has been awarded a $50,000 state grant for improvements to the Endicott Children's Center in the Town of Union.

Head Start Offers Free Child Care

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:19:48 PST

MHCC offers free childcare if students meet income requirements for Head Start eligibility and if they are enrolled in at least nine credits per term.

Where is Head Start Heading? Three Potential Tracks

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:20:19 PST

We started this series with a train metaphor, describing early education programs as trains moving down various tracks to deliver children to elementary school ready and eager to learn. More than a decade ago, when a few states started developing new paths for publicly funded preschool, the tracks already laid by Head Start seemed outdated and distant from what states were constructing. The unspoken, yet as it turns out, overstated, assumption was that state pre-K was aiming for literacy and kindergarten readiness, while Head Start was pointed toward children's health and social well-being.

Head Start and State Pre-K: Competing, Collaborating and Evolving

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:04:28 PST

Head Start, the largest federally funded program for children under 5, has been offering free preschool and health services to poor children and their families for nearly 45 years. It has seen growth and stagnation, controversy and quiet. Today, with the Obama Administration signaling its intent to increase federal funding to support young children, one might think that Head Start was poised to enter one of its most expansive periods ever.

Lacking Funds, Several Head Start Programs Lay Off Employees

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:10:53 PST

Nathanael Pomiabo saw firsthand how Head Start helped his son, Daelan.

Child Care Hours Cause Major Woes for Head Start Parents

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:33:43 PST

A new era began this week with the city-run, federally funded Head Start program. After three decades of contracting with Parent Child, Inc., or PCI, to run the program, the city farmed the Head Start program out to several different agencies, including school districts.

Federal Money for Head Start

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:33:54 PST

In Luzerne County, some much needed money is on the way for a program that helps children.

Head Start Raises on School Board Agenda

Tue, 19 May 2009 12:06:27 PST

The San Angelo Independent School District Board of Trustees tonight is expected to approve a proposal seeking nearly $300,000 for Head Start and Early Head Start employee raises and increases in work qualifications.

SAISD Trying to Make Room

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:12:31 PST

Hundreds of San Antonio Independent School District elementary students might have to change schools to make way for an influx of preschoolers come fall.

Vinci to Serve as National Head Start Association Executive Director

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:13:15 PST

WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced today that Yasmina Vinci is the new executive director of the membership organization representing more than one million children, 200,000 staff and 2,600 Head Start programs in the United States.

Federal Funds Will Boost Early Head Start in Memphis, Shelby County

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:17:50 PST

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's proposed 2010 budget makes a commitment to expanding early childhood education programs like those serving about 5,700 children in Memphis and Shelby County.

Poor Children Need Their Head Start

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:06:58 PST

Head Start is not, as Mr. Besharov and Mr. Call argue, failing. Nearly four decades of research show that Head Start works for the children and families it serves. Two nationally representative studies � the Head Start Impact Study and the Family and Child Experiences Survey � show that Head Start programs are of consistently good quality.

Hard Realities for Early Head Start

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:18:47 PST

As the Senate debates whether to cut some Head Start funding from the stimulus package, let's zoom in on Early Head Start for a minute. Early Head Start has been shown to give children a significant boost in cognitive and social skills, according to solid, scientific research. Yet the program serves only 62,000 children nationwide.