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MACAA outlines Head Start challenges, plans for Heritage Center childcare as county weighs local support
Summary
MACAA Executive Director Sarah Hanks told the Nelson County Board of Supervisors the agency is reapplying for a $3.3 million Head Start grant after relinquishing it amid two discipline-related deficiencies; she described rising post‑pandemic student needs, staffing shortages, and a plan for a full-day childcare site at the Nelson Heritage Center.
Sarah Hanks, Executive Director of the Mid‑Atlantic Community Action Agency (MACAA), told the Nelson County Board of Supervisors on March 22 that MACAA operates three primary programs in Nelson County — Emergency Assistance, Project Discovery and Head Start — and is seeking to resecure a $3.3 million Head Start grant for its service area.
Hanks said the Head Start operation has temporarily shifted to an interim operator, CDI, while MACAA reapplies after a monitoring review found two discipline‑related deficiencies in two classrooms. "There were two deficiencies related to discipline," Hanks said, adding that local investigations by the sheriff's office, Child Protective Services and the Virginia Department of Education licensing division returned those incidents as…
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