Ruth Trombka Editor and Writer, BUILD Initiative
Reflections on Father’s Day
Joan Lombardi, Ph.D. Director, Early Opportunities LLC
Last week we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Head Start Program. Leading up to that launch in 1965, a panel of experts, chaired by Dr. Robert Cooke of Johns Hopkins University, set forth recommendations for the establishment of the program. Reading through those recommendations five decades later, the wisdom of those early pioneers continues to shine – the founders called for comprehensive services that address the health, education, and family support needs of young children in poverty.
Susan HibbardBUILD Deputy Director
Ruth TrombkaProgram Manager
More than a handful of times in the last few weeks, BUILD has received emails or calls that begin with “Maybe I’m missing something, but why are you talking about state-level systems when the Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP) initiative is a federal to local funding opportunity?” We have rarely had a response more readily available: Because states have an obligation to our youngest children.
Marsha Basloe
Senior Advisor for Early Childhood, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood DevelopmentACF, HHS
Living in Massachusetts and New York, I am no stranger to cold weather in the winter. I fortunately ... did not weather the frigid cold unprepared! I wish that were true for everyone, especially families with young children. Recent temperatures in the Washington, D.C./Virginia area dipped to single digit numbers, and shelters were full to capacity.
Linda K. SmithDeputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood DevelopmentACF, HHS
Theresa HawleyExecutive DirectorIllinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development