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Head Start changes could eliminate important child health and safety standards in Ohio, nationally

  • Susan Tebben

Child advocates in Ohio and nationally have said proposed changes to the federal early childhood education program Head Start would be “devastating” and eliminate important health and safety standards for children. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new rule to reduce the “federal burden” for Head Start programs. […]

Georgia

Trump administration plan to roll back Head Start regulations could impact over 350 Georgia centers

  • Maya Homan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to roll back regulations on a key early education program for low-income families, the agency announced Thursday.  The program, known as Head Start, provides early childhood education, nutritious meals, health screenings and other services to more than 23,000 children and their families across Georgia, according to […]

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Mothers tell governor they’d be unemployed, homeless without childcare vouchers

  • Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Mothers told Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday that they would be unable to work — risking homelessness — without childcare vouchers for their young kids. “I wouldn’t be able to work without it,” said Jasmine Williams, whose children attend Shepherd Community Center’s Minnie Hartmann Neighborhood Childcare facility in Indianapolis. “I feel like it has […]