Head Start Birth-to-Five pilot shows strong push for earlier care and education Administration for Children and Families

Fifteen organizations in five communities – Baltimore, Detroit, Jersey City, N.J., and Sunflower County, Miss., and Washington D.C. – have entered negotiations to receive federal funding as part of a new Birth-to-Five pilot for Head Start and Early Head Start services.

Originally announced last year, the pilot aims to give communities greater flexibility in designing Head Start and Early Head Start programs to better serve the needs of young children and communities from birth until they enter pre-k or kindergarten.

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