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Jefferson Parish proclaims October National Head Start Month; ready‑start network gets funding commitment
Summary
Parish President Cynthia Lee Schenk read a proclamation marking National Head Start Month and highlighted Jefferson Parish’s Head Start enrollment and services; Jefferson Ready Start Network thanked the parish for multi‑year funding that extends early‑childhood supports to children not covered by Head Start.
Parish President Cynthia Lee Schenk proclaimed October as National Head Start Month for Jefferson Parish at the council’s Oct. 1 meeting and recognized local Head Start staff and administrators.
Schenk said Jefferson Parish Head Start serves approximately 578 children through funded enrollment and that local centers provide services from prenatal education to early childhood education up to age 5; she highlighted nutrition, developmental screening and services for children with disabilities as part of the local program.
Representatives of the Jefferson Ready Start Network thanked the council and administration for continued funding and said local matching dollars are leveraged by state early‑childhood education funds. A Ready Start representative said the parish’s local funding is matched dollar‑for‑dollar by the state through the early childhood education fund and enables the network to serve children not eligible for Head Start and those on waiting lists.
Why it matters: Head Start and early‑childhood networks provide services to families and are a component of broader workforce and education strategies the parish cited in the meeting.
Next steps: The Ready Start Network said it will report back in the spring on the number of children served under the current local funding commitment.
