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The YMCA of Greater Kansas City closed operations at a Head Start center near Swope Park today, after closing three others earlier this month. Officials say staffing levels were insufficient to serve the 289 children enrolled in the program.
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In Missouri, just under 25% of its Head Start centers are within a walkable distance from a public transit spot — making the early childhood program less accessible to families without reliable transportation.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was part of the group that sued to stop President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for employees of Head Start, a federal pre-K program for low-income families.
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For many Missouri health advocates, an increase in the state’s tobacco tax is long overdue.At 17 cents per cigarette pack, it’s the lowest in the country…
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For the past six years, Jyoti Mukharji has opened her home kitchen to teach Kansas Citians about Indian cuisine.But to her fans, her classes are more than…
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U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt toured the Metro YMCA Head Start in Kansas City, Missouri, Monday to learn more about a program that helps kids deal with…
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This year marks historic anniversaries for several pieces of landmark legislation, including Medicare and the Americans with Disabilities Act.It’s also…
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Terrie Van Zandt-Travis had only been a preschool teacher for three weeks when one of her more challenging students scampered away right after lunch. She…
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One of Kansas’ largest early childhood development programs has decided not to reapply for nearly $1 million in Early Head Start funding because of…
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is not ready to support the Kansas Children’s Cabinet’s attempt to win a federal grant aimed at bolstering early childhood…
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Every parent knows that young children have meltdowns now and then - at home, at school, in the grocery store - but sometimes a tantrum can be more than a…
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Head Start, a federally funded pre-K program for low-income children, had already been hit by a 5.3 percent sequestration budget cut. In the Kansas City…