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Adams County proclaims October 2025 Head Start Awareness Month
Summary
The Adams County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month and heard remarks from the county Head Start administrator on the program’s impact on children and families.
The Adams County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month during its Oct. 7 meeting and invited Gabby Sandoval, the county’s Head Start administrator, to describe the program’s impact.
The proclamation recognizes Head Start programs for providing comprehensive early childhood education and family services to children from low-income families, and for supporting health screenings, nutrition and family stability. Commissioners said local Head Start programs help prepare children for kindergarten and support parents’ workforce and education goals.
Gabby Sandoval, Head Start administrator for Adams County, told the board the program serves children and families across the county and shared an example of a boy who arrived shy and behind developmental milestones and who showed rapid progress after months in Head Start. “Within just a few months at Head Start, the boy began to blossom,” Sandoval said, and the child’s mother later enrolled in a GED program and found higher‑paying work after receiving family support services.
Commissioners praised the county Head Start staff and said the program advances school readiness and family stability. Commissioner Mullica thanked program staff and said the county is interested in expanding access to early childhood education and childcare across Adams County. Commissioner Henson said data about preschool benefits for school readiness and socialization are “completely overwhelming” and thanked staff for their work.
The proclamation, read by the board, calls on citizens and community partners to support Head Start and affirms county commitment to early childhood education. Sandoval invited residents to volunteer, advocate or otherwise support local Head Start services.
No formal vote beyond the proclamation presentation was recorded in the meeting minutes; the proclamation and remarks were presented as an awards and recognition item and were followed by a photo opportunity with Head Start staff and commissioners.
