US EditionAfter layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next
- Scores of government employees administering Head Start have been put on leave, leading to several temporary closures of centers due to payroll issues.
- The closures have cut off child care for low-income families, presenting financial challenges during layoffs.
- Advocates express concern regarding the GOP's budget cuts that may impact programs like Head Start.
- The panic in the room was palpable as everyone realized they were locked out of the payment management system, affecting program operations.
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Wave of Washington Head Starts Shut Down as Chaos Engulfs Federal Program
On Tuesday afternoon, instead of welcoming her son’s Early Head Start teacher for their weekly home visit, Gricelda Valenzuela brought 2-year-old Abram to his teacher’s office to say goodbye. The mom said she got choked up as she gave the teacher a parting thank you gift and Abram reached out for a hug. “He looked at her, and when she carried him to say goodbye, he kind of just put his head on her shoulder,” Valenzuela said. “I’m not sure how mu…
Luján, Padilla, Warnock Lead Group Calling For Reversal Of Mass Firings At Head Start And Office Of Child Care
U.S. SENATE News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 25 Senators in condemning the Trump Administration’s mass firings of federal employees at the Office of Head Start (OHS) and the Office of Child Care (OCC), and demanding Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. immediately reinstate these employees. The sweeping firings of staff from …
FEDERAL FALLOUT | 'Transformative' early childhood services at risk with continued government cuts and downsizing, local leaders say
With proposed government cuts to funding sources such as Medicaid, Beginnings Inc. services that flow through county departments of behavioral health and development may be in jeopardy, officials at the agency said.
Urban League celebrates Head Start Jubilee
On May 18, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the transformative program Head Start.The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis got a head start on the program’s Diamond Jubilee with a celebration at the Centene Connected Center on March 13, 2025.The diamond, like Head Start, has durability, sustainability, and long-lasting impact, according to Urban League President and CEO Mike McMillan.“Just as diamonds are the hardest substance…
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