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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 06/08/2026

Our statement on the Head Start Notice of Proposed Rulemaking out today. CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families. www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

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Head Start Proposed Rule Would Weaken the Program’s Core Foundation Under the Guise of “Modernization” | CLASP

CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 29/10/2025

Nearly a month into the government shutdown, millions of families are paying the price for deliberate policy choices by the Trump Administration and Congress. This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

2/ Head Start’s positive impacts are as vast as the program's geographical reach, with a Head Start program in every Congressional district in the country. Children and families deserve access to this critical program, this #HeadStartAwareness month and always.

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

1/ Head Start delivers critical services for families with low incomes across the country, but the government shutdown threatens to close programs that serve 65,152 children nationwide if it extends past November 1st. #HeadStartAwarenessMonth www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

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Federal Shutdown Reflects Trump’s Chaotic Government; Children and Families Pay the Price | CLASP

In a functioning government, this budget would be free from interference by a presidential administration. Instead, the administration is manufacturing chaos and dysfunction to continue to weaken the ...

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

#Childcare is a critical support for family well-being & economic stability. CCDF is the primary federal funding source to support access for families with low incomes & support the quality of care for all children. Learn more about it in our new 101! www.clasp.org/publications...

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Child Care Assistance 101 | CLASP

Why is access to child care important for families?

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Stephanie Schmit @scschmit.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We're hiring! Come join our mighty child care team @clasp.org as a policy analyst working at the intersection of child care and immigration!

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Parent advocacy groups and a coalition of Head Start providers are fighting back against the Trump Administration’s attacks on Head Start and services that support DEIA. Read about their efforts with @aclu.org to protect Head Start from being eliminated. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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Parent Advocacy Groups and a Coalition of Head Start Providers File Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Head Start | American Civil Liberties Union

SEATTLE, Wash.– Today, a coalition of parents and Head Start providers filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s coordinated and...

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Stephanie Schmit @scschmit.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Check out our new piece on the potential impacts of the harmful proposal to eliminate Head Start. Head Start is a vital, valuable, and proven program that makes a significant difference for the children and families who participate and we need to protect it! #protectheadstart

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

3/ We can’t let this happen. Please take action and tell Congress that we can’t cut Head Start. It is too valuable for children, families, and the economy: nhsa.org/take-action/

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Take Action for Head Start

Take Action for Head Start: Let your elected officials know proposed Head Start funding cuts will hurt kids!

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

2/ Cutting Head Start would disrupt care for hundreds of thousands of children, eviscerate the child care and early education workforce, and leave parents scrambling to find care so they can work and go to school. There is no doubt that this would cause panic and chaos.

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

1/ Recent news suggests that the Trump Administration will call for elimination of Head Start in their upcoming budget proposal. This will have devastating impacts for children, families, and the workforce. 🧵

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Take Action for Head Start: Let your elected officials know proposed Head Start funding cuts will hurt kids!

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 21/03/2025

BREAKING: President Trump’s latest Executive Order is a direct attack on the Department of Education—and it will harm children, families, and the economy. A statement from Cemeré James, interim executive director of CLASP: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

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Executive Order on Education Will Harm Children, Families, and the Economy | CLASP

Closing ED will disproportionately harm students of color and children with disabilities, instill fear in immigrant students, and reverse decades of progress in enhancing civil rights protections for ...

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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

“Decisions about us cannot be made without us.” - DéJon Banks, Sr., Parent Leader with UPLAN. In our latest blog, parent leaders share how policymakers can improve child care by listening to those directly impacted - using existing $$ and guidance. www.clasp.org/blog/communi...

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Parent and Provider Experience Should Inform Child Care Policy | CLASP

Effective child care policies require parents and providers at the table. States can and should use federal funds to promote equitable community engagement.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Yesterday ~68 people employed in HHS's Administration for Children & Families early childhood offices were terminated. I'm told Office of Head Start lost ~20% of staff; Office of Child Care lost ~25% These workers process grants for preschools/childcare centers, monitor health/safety issues, etc.

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