Head Start/Early Head Start ARRA Expansion by Congressional District


In February 2009 Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), an economic stimulus package which included more than $2 billion for Head Start and Early Head Start to make quality improvements and expand their services to more families. Nationwide more than 60,000 families are being served with these funds.

Click on your congressional district to see what ARRA did for your area. And don't forget to contact your Senators and Representatives in support of Head Start funding – you can click on the link under their picture, or just send a message via supportheadstart.org.

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Here in Washington we saw a increase of over 50% in the number of families served in Early Head Start, a comprehensive early education program for pregnant moms, infants, and toddlers. Early Head Start has gained significant recognition and support in recent years because of its strong research results and the growing body of evidence that learning begins at birth. Washington programs were able to serve 852 new EHS children, including families in several counties that had never received infant/toddler services before. Additionally, more than 200 new Head Start children were enrolled as a result of the ARRA expansion. While we still have a long way to go (we serve less than 5% of eligible Early Head Start families) the ARRA expansion was a great step forward in preparing more Washington children for success in school and life.

 

Washington State Congressional District 1

Represented by Jay Inslee

 

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Rep. Jay Inslee

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Snohomish County Government
$1,335,406
82 Early Head Start
12.2

Snohomish County Government, a longtime ECEAP provider, is a brand new Early Head Start contractor, serving 82 new children and families. Snohomish County, one of Washington‘s largest counties, has long been extremely underserved by Early Head Start — until now, only 30 families a year have been served.
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Washington State Congressional District 2

Represented by Rick Larsen

 

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Rep. Rick Larsen

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Opportunity Council
$291,614
36 Head Start
6.7
 

Skagit Islands Head Start
$192,331
20 Early Head Start
6.75
 

 
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Washington State Congressional District 3

Represented by Brian Baird

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Rep. Brian Baird

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ESD 112 Early Childhood Program
$410,726
60 Early Head Start
7.4

Lewis County Head Start
$240,000
40 Head Start
8

Lower Columbia Head Start/ECEAP
$1,732,937
60 Early Head Start
13

Lower Columbia Head Start/ECEAP – “The populations we are serving within our Early Head Start program are families with significant poverty, those suffering from domestic violence, substance abuse, part of the CPS system, foster care children and teen mothers. We currently have a waitlist of over 70 children and families wanting to get into our program. The need for Early Head Start Services in Cowlitz County is significant. There is no other program here that provides the comprehensive services that this program does for the children and families within the County. Early brain research tells us that brain development begins in the womb. It is critical to maintain funding for Early Head Start if we want to make a significant difference in the lives of these children.”
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Washington State Congressional District 4

Represented by Doc Hastings

 

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Rep. Doc Hastings

 

Central Washington, an area of high poverty and limited services, Early Head Start services nearly doubled, providing high quality home visiting and center-based care to more than 250 children.

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Chelan-Douglas Child Services Association
$293,962
18 Early Head Start
6

E.P.I.C. Head Start / ECEAP
$847,170
48 Early Head Start
9

Family Services of Grant County
$1,150,251
60 Early Head Start
7

Kittitas County Head Start/ECEAP
$1,328,978
54 Early Head Start
4.4

Mid Columbia Children's Council, Inc.
$282,035
22 Early Head Start
2

Washington State Migrant Council
$ 854,689
72 Early Head Start
18

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Washington State Congressional District 5

Represented by Cathy McMorris-Rodgers

 

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Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers

 

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Okanogan County Child Development Association
$ 648,544
56 Early Head Start
12

Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program
$398,029
20 Early Head Start
4 program jobs, 4 temporary construction jobs

Children's Home Society of Washington
$933,171 (combined with District 7 and 8)
34 Early Head Start
4

Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program – “We are using ARRA funding to build a new Early Head Start Center in Clarkston, Washington. This EHS program expansion will target pregnant teens and parents of infants and toddlers who are attending the Clarkston School District’s Alternative High School. The building is being constructed on land leased from the Clarkston School District that is immediately adjacent to the Alternative School. There will be close collaboration and planning between ourselves and school district staff related to the expanded education experience that will include our two entities. Students from the neighboring Asotin School District are also eligible to attend the Alternative High School and participate in our program.“
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Washington State Congressional District 6

Represented by Norm Dicks

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Rep. Norm Dicks

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Olympic ESD 114
$1,045,898
36 Head Start, 64 Early Head Start
6.5

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Washington State Congressional District 7

Represented by Jim McDermott

 

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Rep. Jim McDermott

 

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Children's Home Society of Washington
$933,171 (combined with District 5 and 8)
40 children
4

Denise Louie Education Center
$539,602
82 Early Head Start
14

Puget Sound ESD
$2,464,016 (combined with Dist. 9)
71 Head Start, 42 Early Head Start
17

Denise Louie Education Center – “With the recovery act funding the program provides comprehensive services to 8 pregnant women, 29 infants, 45 toddlers and 15 teen parents. The program serves Spanish, Somali, Chinese, Vietnamese, Karin and English speaking populations in SeaTac and Seattle. Most of the families are immigrants and refugees without resources or supports. We have a partnership with an alternative high school that has a teen parent program. Teens that participate in our program will be receiving high school credit. Being able to provide parent training, health, dental, nutritional, social/emotional and educational services in the home with this most vulnerable and high-risk population is where change really occurs.”
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Washington State Congressional District 8

Represented by Dave Reichert

 

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Rep. Dave Reichert

 

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Children's Home Society of Washington
$933,171 (combined with District 5 and 7)
34 children
4

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Washington State Congressional District 9

Represented by Adam Smith

 

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Rep. Adam Smith

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Puget Sound ESD
$2,464,016 (combined with Dist. 7)
19 Head Start, 8 Early Head Start
17 (combined with Dist. 7)

Puget Sound Educational Service District was able to add 8 EHS children at Clover Park Tech College. Six staff were hired and the classroom filled immediately; there is now a long wait list to get in. CPTC has a high number of low income students and a high quality, NAEYC-accredited center.

In King County all the PSESD expansion is in the Highline School district. Most are located in White Center at the new Educare site, which serves 42 children in center and home-based care, and already has 30 families on the wait list for EHS center based. We have hired 33 staff as a result of the ARRA expansion at Educare. Angle Lake Easter Seals Child Care Center in SeaTac, with 19 new preschool slots, is a new partner and we are very excited to work with them; their mission is to serve children with disabilities. At Angle Lake, 4 staff were hired with these ARRA preschool funds. Highline School District has the highest number of potentially eligible unserved children 0-5 in our service area (everything in the county outside Seattle). Highline School District is very diverse, including many languages spoken. These 3 centers reflect that in the children enrolled as a result of ARRA funding.
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