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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 were thrilled to have the newly appointed Director of the Office of Head Start (OHS)…

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 opportunity to celebrate young children and caregivers, who lay the foundation for their future success.…

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 state to submit a proposal to present on a Family Engagement topic. UNL will present…

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 team of ten individuals with two being parents from their program to talk to Nebraska…

Megan Kvols, Executive Director of Nebraska Head Start Association, took part in First Five Nebraska’s Policy Leadership Academy. As part of the program, participants were required to create a capstone project focusing on an area of concern facing Nebraska’s Early Childhood programs. Her group focused…