Longest government shutdown strains Head Start education programs nationwide

Square One, Health New England to waive parent fees for early education for November

SPRINGFIELD — As the government shutdown continues to affect the stability of families throughout the region, Square One is providing relief to those enrolled in its early education and care programs.

Northeast SD Head Start considers temporary closure as it awaits funding delayed by shutdown

A tribal Head Start site for early childhood education in Agency Village on the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeastern South Dakota. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)Funding for a Head Start program in South Dakota is delayed because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the program to obtain its own temporary funding and consider a potential closure next month. Aberdeen-based Northeast South Dakota Head Start expected …

Metro Atlanta Head Start programs stay afloat during shutdown thanks to a loan

There are some Georgia Head Start programs that are closed this week.

Longest government shutdown strains Head Start education programs nationwide

Head Start programs are closing both temporarily and permanently after Nov. 1 grants were not distributed.

Square One, Health New England Partner to Provide Financial Relief to Families

SPRINGFIELD — As the government shutdown continues to impact the stability of families throughout the region, Square One is providing relief to those enrolled in its early education and care programs. Using a reserve fund previously gifted by Health New England, Square One will waive all parent fees for child care for the month of November. “Seventy-five percent of Square One families receive SNAP benefits,” said Dawn DiStefano, Square One presi…

Government Shutdown Threatens Head Start Programs, Impacting 29% of Black Students

As the government shutdown grinds on into its sixth week, Head Start, the iconic program designed to help children from low-income households improve school readiness, is now among the many federally funded services that have officially run out of money.  Experts say that the funding lapse, effective Nov. 1, means hundreds of thousands of Black pre-K schoolchildren — a disproportionate number of whom depend on the 1960s-era program for meals, he…