The original House version of the Federal 2011 budget would have cut $1 billion, or 15%, of the national Head Start budget, and would have cut the child care budget by $39 million. Fortunately, early care and education got a significant victory in the final compromise package worked out by the House, Senate and President [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Head Start’
Early Education Fares Well in the 2011 Federal Budget
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, CCDBG, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, Head Start, President Obama on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the Day to Call-in for Kids!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CCDBG, child care, child care and development block grant, Early Childhood Education, early education advocacy, Early Learning Challenge Fund, Head Start on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Watch the video above and follow the instructions in our previous blog post to call your legislators! Help us ensure that federal funding for early education does not get cut.
Call-in for kids: November 15, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care and development block grant, Early Childhood Education, Early Learning Challenge Fund, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Head Start on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Congress is back in Washington on Monday, November 15 and has limited time to do some important work: ensure that funding is not cut for child care and Head Start before the end of the year. Without sufficient funding, as many as to 300,000 children could be dropped from child care and Head Start. Your [...]
This Mother’s Day, Mom Says “Invest in Young Children!”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Early Childhood Education, federal funding for early education, Head Start, President Obama on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every day, mothers invest their time, attention, and love in young children. This year on Mother’s Day, in recognition of this investment, contact Congress and ask them to make a similar investment to promote the well-being of young children across the nation! Earlier this year, President Obama released his budget request for fiscal year 2011. [...]
Honoring the life of Senator Kennedy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Head Start, Senator Kennedy on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week, as we mourn with the nation and say goodbye to Senator Ted Kennedy, we remember his work as an advocate and champion for young children and early educators. Early in his career, Senator Kennedy was instrumental in implementing legislation that provided access to health, education, and nutrition services for low-income women, infants, and [...]
Early Head Start Expansion Grant Webinar
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, Head Start, Infant/Toddler Care on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The federal government has made $619 million available to expand Early Head Start services through competitive grants (see earlier blog entry for more information and a link to the federal application). Applying for these grants is a complex and time consuming process. WECA, with financial assistance from the Department of Children & Families, will be [...]
