Local Head Start leaders urge continued support amid proposed federal changes

Oct 8, 2026

Dan McIntyre, CEO of North Coast Opportunities, and local program leaders thanked Lake County supervisors for the proclamation and said they are pushing back on proposed federal changes to Head Start while urging sustained local investment in early childhood services.

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Dan McIntyre, CEO of North Coast Opportunities, told the board his agency runs Head Start in Lake County and thanked supervisors for the proclamation. He said recent federal proposals affecting Head Start have prompted attention and resistance locally: "We continue to push back on that because early childhood development is very important in developing the new leaders of today."

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