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NHSA provides the latest on Head Start news and actions—and can connect you with our education policy and program experts to dig deeper into the issues. Through press releases, position statements, and media kits, our team provides clear, timely updates and analysis of early childhood education and care news from across the country.
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HEAD START FEATURES
Bringing Head Start to College
The 74, September 4, 2025
Head Start Funding Cuts: How Policy Changes Impact Rio Grande Valley Families
FOX News, July 24, 2025
Head Start Avoids Trump’s Cuts, but Advocates Are Ready To Defend It: ‘There’s Too Much Good in This’
Guardian, May 7, 2025
Jennifer Garner Steps Up for Head Start Program
The TODAY Show, May 5, 2025
Can We Afford the Cost of Cutting Head Start?
Georgia Recorder, April 30, 2025
Kids on Campus Initiative Shows Strong Progress in Connecting Head Start and Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, April 28, 2025
Head Start Will Continue at Powhatan Public Schools, Despite Prior Announcement
WRIC, April 25, 2025
With Head Start in Jeopardy, Trump Administration Threatens Child Care for 800,000 Kids
The Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2025
Here’s Why Trump’s Plan To Gut Head Start Will Hurt You, Even If You Don’t Have Kids
Fast Company, April 22, 2025
Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.
EdSurge, April 21, 2025
Head Start Advocates Brace of Trump Eliminating Funding
NPR, April 18, 2025
Head Start Funding Lags By Nearly $1 Billion This Year, Causing Some Preschool Closures
Associated Press, April 16, 2025
Critical Childcare Programs Being Impacted by Trump’s Funding Freeze
MSNBC, February 1, 2025
NHSA Improves Access to Early Childhood Education Credentials With Articulate Localization and Rise
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OP-EDS
Barring Undocumented Kids From Head Start Does Not Serve Our Nation
The Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2025
I Was a Head Start Kid. I’m Devastated by Trump’s Attempts To Gut It. | Opinion
NJ Advance Media, July 7, 2025
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Missing About Autism | Opinion
Newsweek, April 22, 2025
Over 15,000 Children Are Enrolled in Head Start in Wisconsin. We Must Act Now To Save It.
Sheboygan Press, April 27, 2025
Head Start Is a Lifeline, a Launchpad for Success. Tell Trump To Save It | Opinion
NJ Advance Media, April 27, 2025
Trump Is Right About the Department of Education but Wrong About Head Start
The Hill, April 26, 2025
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why Head Start Remains a Smart Investment for America
EdWeek, April 26, 2025
NHSA PRESS RELEASES
Head Start Welcomes $750 Million in CARES Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NHSA welcomed Senate passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) to help Americans weather the immediate and economic impacts of COVID-19….
Head Start Joins Allies in Giving Power to the Profession
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) joined more than a dozen leading national organizations today in releasing a first-of-its-kind framework defining standards, qualifications, roles, supports, and compensation…
New Policy Brief: States Can Use Ready-Built Support to Close Service Gaps
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) and Voices for Healthy Kids, an initiative of the American Heart Association, today released an issue brief detailing the variety of ways…
Head Start Receives Level Funding in President’s FY21 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) noted the administration’s prioritization of Head Start children and families in the federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. In the blueprint,…
NHSA Recognizes Congressional Leaders with 2020 Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NHSA recognized more than two dozen congressional champions for their leadership in supporting Head Start, the comprehensive early childhood development program for at-risk infants, young children, and their…
Head Start Thanks Champions in Congress for Historic Investment in FY20
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following passage in the Senate of the final fiscal year 2020 (FY20) spending bill, NHSA thanked members of Congress from both parties for their steadfast support throughout…
2019-20 GroMoreGood Garden Grant Winners
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and the National Head Start Association congratulate the 10 Head Start programs across the United States who were awarded the 2019-2020 GroMoreGood garden grants: BRAD Child…
Head Start Mourns the Passing of Former Representative Elijah Cummings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association’s Executive Director Yasmina Vinci commented on the legacy created by U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and…
RISE from Trauma Act Recognizes Vital Role of Head Start
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NHSA welcomed the introduction of the RISE (Resilience, Investment, Support, and Expansion) from Trauma Act, bipartisan legislation in Congress that seeks to engage Head Start in supporting…
Head Start Celebrates Passage of Major Disaster Relief Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) welcomed congressional passage of legislation providing $55 million to meet the recovery needs of Head Start programs with facilities impacted by natural…