The investments made to Head Start & Early Head Start through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) have had a tremendous impact on Wisconsin’s programs and the young children and families that they serve.
ARRA Head Start & Early Head Start expansion funding has allowed Wisconsin programs to serve an additional 1,027 young children and their families–186 preschoolers and 841 infants, toddlers, or pregnant women–at this critical time where the eligible population and the need for services continues to rise.
Unfortunately, ARRA funding is temporary and is set to run out at the end of fiscal year 2010 unless Congress allocates expansion funding to program base grants during the annual appropriations process. If the Head Start & Early Head Start dollars funded through ARRA are not incorporated into appropriations, programs will not be able to serve the additional families enrolled in the program as a result of expansion in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
WHSA has prepared the following impact statements to show the ways in which the investments made in Head Start & Early Head Start through ARRA and related funding sources have paid off so far–by increasing the number of children and families served, by sustaining existing jobs and producing new jobs, and by generating quality improvement activities–and to demonstrate the continued need for program investment to ensure these gains are not lost.
ARRA’s Positive Impact on Wisconsin Head Start & Early Head Start–Statewide and by Congressional District
- Statewide–All Congressional Districts
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- Statewide & Wisconsin Congressional District 8
