Looking over the National Head Start Association website, there was some current information about budget cuts to Head Start. Head Start is rallying at Capitol Hill on October 2nd to ask what is going to happen to Head Start if more money for children is cut. They are asking people to Stand Up for Head Start. They propose a question that I wonder about everyday. I work in Head Start, and our budgets are tight, and children have been let go from the program due to these cuts. At this current time it is not evident that politicians are supportive of the Early Childhood Field. Hopefully next week there will be some talk about what is going to happen, and what took place when they went to Capitol Hill.
The webinar on the 30th might also offer some beneficial information on what economists, neuroscientists and politicians think about the current set up of the Early Childhood Field.
What excites me most is that October is Head Start Awareness Month! On their webpage on several different days, they will be hosting webinars about trending topics in the Head Start field.
October 9th : History and Mission of Head Start
October 16th: The Head Start Classroom and 21st Century Learning
October 23rd: Moving from Parent Involvement to Family Engagement
October 30th: Leading in Uncertain times
I am very excited for some of these topics, and am planning to listening in on most of them. They bring up great topics that can pertain to anyone working with children, not just Head Start specifically.
Thank you for sharing information about this issues of funding with head start because this is something that I wanted to find out more information because this is something that is happening in my state of NC. I can tell that you loce your position as a head start teacher. How do you feel about these cuts and the possible affect that they could have on you? Why is it do you think the government is making cuts in education period?
ReplyDeleteJessica,
ReplyDeleteIt seems you really enjoy working for head start. I know that state funding has affected the head start community financially, unfortunately cutting care for some children. Similarly I have lost several children from a program that I worked at due to cuts in DHS funding and changes in the minimum earning requirements for the families making it more difficult for children in need to receive child care services they desperately need.
after reading the US department of education site, it my understanding the the government o sending funding into early learning programs but for some reason it is not being passed down to the programs that are actually doing the work. I know of 2 programs that have closed recently due to funding. Something has to be done about how to get the funding to the right people .
ReplyDeleteAloha Jessica!
ReplyDeleteThis information is great! I have been getting many emails and newsletters about rally at capitol hill. It is sad to hear that children are being let go from programs due to budget cuts. Which children and families are affected by these cuts? Who determines which families will be let go? Thank you for the webinar information. I will definitely looked into a few of them.