Posts by Nebraska Head Start Association

National Head Start Awareness Month:  Here is the IMPACT that Head Start has on the state of Nebraska in dollars and services provided. The premise of Head Start is simple: every…

Nebraska’s team started advocating on the elevator with Senator Fischer’s aid! No matter where they are, the group is educating members of Congress! Parents on the team shared their stories…

Nebraska is well represented at the 2023 Fall Leadership Institute . We have four programs represented, eight staff, and two parents!  We are so exited  to hear the parents story…

Head Start Child & Family Development Program, Inc. wants to thank Joel Keralis, Congressman Smith’s legislative aide heavily involved in the education portfolio including early childhood education for visiting our…

Many Nebraska Head Start grant recipients made the trip to Kansas City to “Get their ducks in a row”.  While there was a lot of learning happening, there was some…

    Congratulations to the following Region VII Award Winners: Teacher of the Year: Amy Ramos Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Loup City, NE Family Advocate of the Year: Susan…

The National Head Start Association (NHSA ) gathered in Phoenix, Arizona for our 50th Annual National Head Start Conference & Expo. with 4,000 plus Head Start staff in attendance.  We…

In celebration of Week of the Young Child, Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership (CNCAP) welcomed a visit from First Lady Suzanne Pillen. The Week of the Young Child is the…

Nebraska Head Start Association has “adopted”, adopted a tract at the Region VII Head Start Association Conference in June that is. Nebraska agreed to ask for presenters from across the…

As Plato said: “Those who tell stories rule society.” Mary Lariviere and her agency Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative (NECC) believe this quote could not be more accurate! NECC sent a…