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Head Start, TANF and childcare providers warn federal staffing cuts and delays threaten local early‑childhood services
Summary
Local Head Start, Early Head Start and childcare providers told the Board of Supervisors that staffing reductions at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and related federal delays put grant renewals, facility relocation and childcare subsidies at risk for Lake County families.
North Coast Opportunities, Lake Family Resource Center and other local providers told the Board of Supervisors on April 24 that reductions in ACF staffing and federal technical assistance are already delaying approvals and creating the prospect of service gaps for children and families.
Dan McIntyre, executive director of North Coast Opportunities (NCO), said ACF staffing cuts could delay the Region 9 review of 1303 (Head Start facilities) applications and renewals. NCO faces timing pressure to relocate a Head Start…
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