Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Yasmina Vinci, the executive director of the National Head Start Association, an advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start explains that Head Start’s mission has always been to “to give everyone in the family an education mindset.” To do that, Head Start programs works with families as much as children.

Education 166

Education Training Advocacy Study 166

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

For $13,655 per year to fit the government’s definition of affordable, a family with one child would have to earn $195,071 annually, an income well above middle class. . The District of Columbia, Florida, Vermont, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and West Virginia even offer universal preschool access.

Report 82

Report System Advocacy Policies 82

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Because, ultimately, if I don’t get assistance, I really don’t know how I will go about making this work … time is definitely ticking.”. According to a 2015 report by the advocacy non-profit Child Care Aware, the average cost of center-based infant care in Louisiana—one of the four poorest states in the nation—was roughly $110 a week in 2014.

Policies 40

Policies Report Comparison Advocacy 40