Registration is now open – WHSA Winter Quarterly
Jan 14 – 16, 2014
WHSA invites Director, Parent, and Staff Affiliate representatives as well as ERSEA, Health & Nutrition, and Transportation Services Managers to join us at the WHSA Winter Quarterly meeting. The Quarterly will feature General Assembly, Affiliate Meetings, and valuable training sessions.
Take Action – Now
If you are a Head Start parent, send a message to your Members of Congress urging them to end both the government shutdown that has closed Head Start programs and sequestration which has cut more than 57,000 children from Head Start classrooms.
Study shows link between Early Head Start and reductions in child abuse
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Portland State University (PSU) and Harvard University have found that low-income children who participate in Early Head Start are less likely to suffer abuse at home than their peers who are not in the program. Early Head Start is a...Finding your Way 2013 – Workshop Materials
Download all documents as a .zip file or Preview documents and download individually below [divider] HS101 Powerpoint Handouts [gview file=”https://whsaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/HS-101-Powerpoint-handouts.pdf” height=”300px”...2013 Fall Quarterly Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, October 29th 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – WHSA Board of Directors Meeting 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Conference Steering Committee Meeting [divider] Wednesday, October 30th 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. – Professional and Leadership Development Work Group 10:00...Wisconsin Head Start and You
Wisconsin Head Start and Early Head Start programs have touched the lives of countless children and their families over the years. These programs work for us all; for children, for families, for communities. And those who have participated know this and have welcomed...Study: States’ Methods for Rating Preschool Quality Fail to Predict Children’s Readiness for Kindergarten
AUGUST 22, 2013 AUDREY BREEN According to findings published today in the journal Science, publicly funded pre-kindergarten classrooms that received the highest marks in quality rating systems used by the majority of states are no better at fostering children’s...Head Start Cuts Services For More Than 57,000 Children Due To Sequestration – HuffPost
WASHINGTON — Head Start, the federal pre-K education service for low-income families, has eliminated services for more than 57,000 children in the coming school year as a result of the federal budget reductions known as sequestration. …. read complete...Find A Program Near You
