KHSA Office will be Closed in Honor of Memorial Day
The Kansas Head Start Association Office will be closed Monday, May 26 in honor of the men and women who died in service to our country, and those friends and family who have gone before us.
KHSA Newsletter for May 23, 2025
Help Head Start Serve Kansas for Another 60 Years!
Head Start has provided 60 years of early childhood education and child care; health, dental, and prenatal aid; and parent engagement; all locally managed and designed to meet the needs of a particular community. Help Head Start continue serving Kansas!
Want to help support future Head Start funding? The National Head Start Association has created an action email you may send to your Representatives and Senators.
KHSA Newsletter for May 16, 2025
Update from KHSA Executive Director Heather Schrotberger
Continued Head Start Funding is Critical for Kansas Children and Families
Lawrence, Kansas — Until Congress passes, and the President signs, a final FY26 funding bill, the Kansas Head Start Association urges Kansans to contact their members of Congress and voice support for protecting and preserving Head Start for Kansas children and for our nation’s children.
Continued protection of federal Head Start funding is critical for the well-being of nearly 6,300 young Kansans and their families. Head Start programs provide intensive, comprehensive early education in the majority of Kansas counties through Head Start preschool services and Early Head Start services for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers.
Over $90 million in federal Head Start funding flowed into Kansas’s economy in FY2024 – directly to the local programs who provide these services in their communities.
Nearly 2,500 individuals work in Head Start program in Kansas and are an integral part of the state’s early childhood workforce.
Over 4,900 parents were able to work, go to school, or participate in job training as a result of Head Start support.
“Head Start programs in Kansas are vital to the well-being of our most vulnerable children and their families. We are celebrating 60 years of Head Start this year. Continued funding will ensure that Head Start programs continue to strengthen opportunities for young Kansans well into the future,” says Heather Schrotberger, executive director of the Kansas Head Start Association.
Head Start programs in Kansas:
Support parents with child care so they can work or further their education and provide for their families.
Provide high-quality early education that promotes healthy child development and school-readiness.
Ensure children receive developmental screenings and assessments.
Connect families with important resources such as health, mental health, and early intervention services in their communities.
Nationwide, Head Start creates opportunities for nearly 800,000 children and more than 1 million working parents. It is an effective two-generational approach that yields long-term returns of $7 - $10 for every federal dollar invested. Since its founding in 1965, Head Start has reached nearly 40 million families.
Kansans can contact their members of Congress and voice support HERE for protecting and preserving Head Start for Kansas children and for our nation’s children.
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all our Head Start family mothers, grandmothers, foster mothers, and caregivers!
Help Head Start Serve Kansas for Another 60 Years!
Head Start has provided 60 years of early childhood education and child care; health, dental, and prenatal aid; and parent engagement; all locally managed and designed to meet the needs of a particular community. Help Head Start continue serving Kansas!
Want to help support future Head Start funding? National Head Start Association has two action letters to sign. One for current and former Head Start parents and caregivers or alumni (deadline to sign is May 30); the other for everyone who cares about Head Start.
Access both letters here>>
