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Learning begins at birth and primary relationships, interactions, and environments that very young children experience set a foundation for growth, development, and lifelong learning.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded various grants this past week to help promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities throughout the United States.
Commissioner Sparks Robinson recently provided updates to the United South and Eastern Tribes who were in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss cross cutting issues on education, social services and economic development.
Less than five percent of children eligible for Early Head Start are served. New legislation proposed today would triple the number of children receiving these services.
Tribal Early Learning Initiative has resulted in strong collaboration among Head Start/Early Head Start, Child Care and Development Fund, and Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting programs.
More than a quarter of children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start are from homes where their parents speak to them primarily in a language other than English – usually Spanish.
President Obama’s focus on expanding and improving programs that prepare our youngest children for school and life is unlike any presidential commitment seen in recent years.