US EditionCrossman: Head Start at risk
- In 2024, Vermont’s federally funded early childhood programs supported 1,249 vulnerable children with $27.7 million in resources and employed 450 staff members.
- Concerns arise from reports that the federal budget proposal might cut or delay this funding despite advocates’ efforts and official statements that the budget is not final.
- These programs provide early childhood education linked to improved health and higher graduation rates and are crucial to Vermont's rural early childhood infrastructure.
- Congress appropriated $12.3 billion nationally for Head Start, and advocacy involving over 300,000 letters helped prevent immediate elimination of the program, though funding delays persist.
- If funding continues to be reduced or delayed, Vermont and other states risk losing programs that support low-income families, potentially reversing decades of progress in early childhood services.
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Head Starts and hard truths
It’s been a chaotic year for Arizona’s Head Start providers.The federal program, which provides childcare for low-income families, was an unintended victim of President Donald Trump’s federal funding freezes, and Head Start programs across the country couldn’t access the funding they were already awarded.Then the Trump administration's draft budget leaked, revealing plans to eliminate Head Start entirely and take away childcare from more than ha…
Commentary: Head Start at risk: The vital need for proactive funding solutions
As Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council is named in the Federal Head Start Act, Building Bright Futures (BBF) is deeply concerned about reports that the upcoming federal budget proposal may eliminate Head Start and Early Head Start. These programs…
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