Thu, 04/19/2018
by Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director, NHSA Enrollment in state-funded preschool programs has more than doubled in the past 15 years, but an annual report released today by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) reveals that one of the defining aspects... Continue ReadingCategories: General, Our Voice Tags: head start, National Head Start, NHSA, Pre-K, Quality
Fri, 03/16/2018
By Tiffany Alston President, Nevada Head Start Association An amazing attribute about Head Start and another advantage: Since programs across the country are community-based and culturally reflective, they can easily incorporate new theories about early childhood education, absorbing from parents... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice Tags: Anji Play, Environments, Facilities, head start advantage, Innovations, STEM
Fri, 01/19/2018
By Debbi Amaral Early Childhood Services Director Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. Click HERE to access the article in The Maui News as published! From the very beginning, one of Head Start’s brilliant strategies centered on engaging the community to... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice Tags: College, Hawaii, head start
Mon, 11/6/2017
By Alecia Jackson, M.Ed. Director Early Education Division, Assistant Director Human Services Department, Maricopa County I have long believed that an important power of the Head Start program is the dual focus on children and families—helping both... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice Tags: Alecia Jackson, Arizona, Employment, Families, head start, Maricopa, Parents
Tue, 10/31/2017
We are fortunate to have many small minority enterprises in Silicon Valley, enriching our downtowns and neighborhood business districts. These small businesses employ thousands of workers—many at lower wages. Programs such as Social Security and Medicare benefit these small... Continue ReadingCategories: General
Mon, 10/23/2017
A heads-up for the community: Head Start helps keep kids, parents healthy article was published on Saturday, October 21, 2017 in the Bakersfield Californian. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Bakersfield, Community, head start, Health
Wed, 09/27/2017
Head Start boosts the economy as well as kids Head Start boosts the economy as well as kids. Recently published in the Sacramento Bee (9.26.17). Sacramento's Greater Economic Council president and CEO and Region 9 Head Start Association executive director offer... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Employers, Parents, Sacramento
Fri, 09/8/2017
By Tameka Henry, Regional 9 Head Start Association Parliamentarian Wherever you are standing—you need to lead. That has been a guiding principle for me—especially from the time my now teenage daughter was enrolled in Head Start 10 years ago... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Action, Funding, head start, National Head Start
Wed, 09/6/2017
08/10/2017 02:06 pm ET Effective use of federal funding is imperative to meet the needs of America’s most vulnerable early learners. To ensure those precious public resources are efficiently spent, Congressional leaders regularly (and rightly) ask... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: National Head Start
Mon, 08/7/2017
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