Kids First Consulting, LLC

08/24/2026

Head Start has been an important member of that Village for many years. Let's do everything in our power to .

Head Start is about more than early learning. For generations, its comprehensive approach has helped connect children and families with health, dental, vision, nutrition, and mental health services that can help children arrive in the classroom ready to learn.

The Head Start Program Performance Standards provide specific requirements for this work, from developmental, behavioral, vision, and hearing screenings to helping families access healthcare and insurance.

As the federal government considers proposed changes to these standards, one of NHSA’s latest Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issue briefs takes a closer look at Head Start’s comprehensive health services, what the research tells us, and what could be at stake for children and families.

Read the issue brief: https://nhsa.box.com/s/glgkpoi754s2jt3o2ja0c7308ypdmc07

08/24/2026

Let's raise our voices together, put our signatures on letters, and make calls to our Members of Congress and Save Head Start!

🚨 Head Start needs your voice.

Proposed changes could roll back important quality, health, and safety standards that help protect children and strengthen Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

📣 Take action today. A letter has already been drafted — it takes just a couple of minutes to send it to your state and federal legislators.

Every voice matters. Every message helps.

👉 Take action here: https://tryingtogether.quorum.us/campaign/167950/?embedded=true/

08/24/2026

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04/16/2026

01/23/2026

Take a few minutes to support families and young children. This toolkit helps to make it easy.

This Day of Action is a critical moment to remind lawmakers of the importance of child care and early learning programs and their impact on young children and their families.

11/27/2025

This article gets to the heart of the child care situation. There is a huge $$ difference between the Market Rate and the True Cost of Care.

At first glance, The Growing Years Early Childhood Center in Manchester doesn’t look like it's financially struggling.

09/19/2025

The Center’s Founding Director, Dr. Jack Shonkoff, recently joined The Do One Better Podcast to discuss why early childhood development is a foundation for a healthy society—and why science, policy, and communities must work together to support children and their caregivers. He also shares insights on his new portfolio of work, Connecting Science + Community.

🎧 Listen here: https://apple.co/4ptSjSL

05/30/2025

Happy Birthday Head Start!

The Head Start program is 60 — and what a journey it’s been. 🎉

Since 1965, Head Start programs have helped millions of children and families build strong foundations through early learning, health, and family support.

Our incredible community continues to make this journey impactful, lasting, and truly full of heart. 💙

04/26/2025

Head Start and Early Head Start changes lives and opens doors for children and their families in every state across the country. Defunding these programs is not an option for children living in poverty.