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Media Release: Trump Administration Proposes to Wipe Out Head Start in Budget

By Katy Warren / April 14, 2025
For Immediate Release: April 14, 2025 Contact:  Joel Ryan, 253.486.9077, Katy Warren, 206.291.2021 Trump Administration Proposes to Wipe Out Head...
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Trump Administration Eliminates Regional Head Start Offices – WSA Statement

By Katy Warren / April 1, 2025
For Immediate Release:  April 1, 2025 Contact:  Joel Ryan, 253.486.9077, Katy Warren, 206.291.2021 Trump Administration Firing of Federal Head Start...
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WSA Statement on Proposed Ferguson Cuts to ECEAP

By Katy Warren / March 3, 2025
For Immediate Release:  February 28, 2025 Statement from Joel Ryan, Executive Director of the Washington State Association of Head Start...
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Check out our very own Sonja Lennox, Program Director of the PA Program in this article!

By Sandy Diaz / February 20, 2025
In December CLASP (The Center for Law and Social Policy), UPLAN's (United Parent Leaders Action Network) policy partner for the...
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Advocacy Goals and Fact Sheets

By Katy Warren / January 19, 2025
We have an uphill battle this year in Olympia - we're facing a huge budget deficit and expanding needs for...
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ECEAP POWER Shirts for sale!

By Katy Warren / January 19, 2025
By popular demand, we're finally selling stuff! This is our first big effort - we want to really show the...
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News Releases: ECEAP Budget Bomb Cyclone

By Sandy Diaz / January 2, 2025
Media has covered the impacts that DCYF proposed cuts would have on children and families and local communities. They have...
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Summer Institute 2024 – Register today!

By Katy Warren / May 29, 2024
We're excited to share info about our upcoming 34th Annual Summer Institute.  This is a terrific in-person 3-day deep dive...
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What happened during the 2024 Legislative Session?

By Sandy Diaz / March 20, 2024
The legislative session ended on Thursday March 7th. The 60-day supplemental session, as always, moved quickly, but had a huge...
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Congress needs to support Head Start kids, not cut their programs

By Scarlett To / September 28, 2023
Aug. 6, 2023 at 12:01 pm Updated Aug. 6, 2023 at 12:01 pm By Joel Ryan Special to The Seattle...
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Head start P2A – shutdown 9.22.2023

By Scarlett To / September 27, 2023
No cuts! No layoffs! No closures! Sign Now The House of Representatives is currently pursuing one of two disastrous objectives: shutting...
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WSA BiWeekly Newsletter 8.30

By Scarlett To / September 27, 2023
WSA BiWeekly Newsletter Hi WSA partners and friends! Welcome to our WSA Newsletter where we will share news and upcoming...
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PA Biweekly 9.5

By Scarlett To / September 27, 2023
PARENT AMBASSADORS EVENTS AND NEWS THE BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THAT WILL INFORM YOU OF EXCITING EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SHOUTOUTS! Happy SEPTEMBER...
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PA Biweekly 8.22

By Scarlett To / September 27, 2023
PARENT AMBASSADORS EVENTS AND NEWS THE BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THAT WILL INFORM YOU OF EXCITING EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SHOUTOUTS! Register https://bit.ly/alumniconnections...
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PA Biweekly 8.8

By Scarlett To / September 27, 2023
PARENT AMBASSADORS EVENTS AND NEWS THE BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THAT WILL INFORM YOU OF EXCITING EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SHOUTOUTS! Register https://bit.ly/alumniconnections...
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Success Stories 

…Both of my kids went through the ECEAP program, when my son started, he had failed his ASQ which is a developmental screening tool used by early educators to catch delays and track milestones. He was placed on an IEP in pre-school. The teachers, director and specialists met with me to help focus on his areas of improvement and made a plan. Because of this early intervention he started kindergarten on track and without an IEP. When my daughter was in ECEAP she didn’t pass her ASQ at first either, she was a little clumsy and uncoordinated. We had meetings to help her large and small motor skills and by kindergarten her coordination improved. They are 7 and 11 now, but I don’t think either of my kids would have been kindergarten ready without ECEAP…

McKyndree Rogers

ECEAP Parent and ECEAP Teachers Aide, Spokane WA

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