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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
Potential Shutdown Threatens to Displace 19,000 Head Start Children
The following statement should be attributed to Executive Director of the National Head Start Association Yasmina Vinci. “Tens of thousands of Head Start children are again on the edge of…
Statement on Head Start Program Performance Standards Comment Period Extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has extended the comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making for revised Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS)…
Statement on Extension for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress has passed and the President is expected to sign the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, a measure to permanently replace Medicare’s physician payment…
Partnership Brings Repurposed Crayons to Head Start Classrooms Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Crayon Collection, a national initiative that collects millions of repurposed crayons from restaurants across the country each year, and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced a partnership that will bring crayons into thousands of Head…
NHSA Releases Two Generations Together Report
Washington, D.C. – NHSA, in partnership with Ascend at the Aspen Institute, released “Two Generations Together” a case study report highlighting the exceptional efforts of Head Start programs in designing…
Statement on Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House and Senate have passed, and the President is expected to sign, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. The following statement should…
Statement on Senate Committee Passage of the Strong Start for America’s Children Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement should be attributed to Yasmina Vinci, executive director of the National Head Start Association, on the Senate Committee’s passage of the Strong Start for…
Aspen Institute Names NHSA to National Network to Disrupt Poverty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) was named a member of the Aspen Institute Ascend Network, a new network of leading organizations using two-generation approaches to disrupt…
Statement on Senate HELP Strong Start Act Hearing
Washington, D.C. — The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on the Strong Start for America’s Children Act, legislation to expand access to pre-kindergarten programs…
Statement on Sustainable Growth Rate Measure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress has passed and the President is expected to sign a measure to prevent cuts in payments to doctors through the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). This measure includes…