Inside Chicago homes, Head Start for the tiniest learners at risk as Trump’s budget takes shape

Inside Chicago homes, Head Start for the tiniest learners at risk as Trump’s budget takes shape

The eight young children enrolled at the Growing Up Green Daycare know Patricia Anaya as their teacher.She also steps in as their nurse and principal — plus, chef, gardener and janitor at the Southwest Side preschool and childcare center she runs in her welcoming brick bungalow as part of the federal Head Start program.But the 60-year program providing early childhood education for kids from low-income families has come under attack in the Trump…

Head Start providers opened their Chicago homes to help young kids learn. Now that’s all at risk – Usa news

The eight young children enrolled at the Growing Up Green Daycare know Patricia Anaya as their teacher. She also steps in as their nurse and principal — plus, chef, gardener and janitor at the Southwest Side preschool and childcare center she runs in her welcoming brick bungalow as part of the federal Head Start program. But the 60-year program providing early childhood education for kids from low-income families has come under attack in the Tru…