PRESS RELEASES

2025

• PRESS RELEASE | Head Start Funding at Risk - Here's How You Can Help
  
• Governor's Letter of Support for Head Start Funding
• Sen. Ruben Gallego says Democrats won't stop fighting for Head Start, Medicaid funds
• Head Start Funding in AZ Released After Gallego Pushes Administration
• 42 Senators' Letter to HHS Sec. Kennedy Expressing Strong Opposition to Actions Taken Against Head Start
• PRESS RELEASE | Head Start Region 9 Offices Closed
• 28 Senators' Letter to HHS Sec. Kennedy Expressing Serious Concern Over OHS, OCC and HHS Firings
• PRESS RELEASE | Rep. Stanton to Health and Human Services Secretary: Reopen Head Start Offices
• PRESS RELEASE | Senator Gallego Demands Answers on HHS Layoffs That Threaten Arizona's Public Health Programs
• PRESS RELEASE | Senator Kelly Joins Letter Demanding Answers and Action on Disruption to Head Start Programs
• PRESS RELEASE | Senator Gallego Demands Answers on Disruption to AZ Head Start Programs
• PRESS RELEASE | Congressman Ciscomani Leads Effort to Strengthen Childcare Workforce, Increase Access to Head Start Programs

2024

• PRESS RELEASE | Congressman Gallego, Mayor Gallego Cheer Nearly $45 Million in Head Start Funding Coming to Arizona
• PRESS RELEASE | Ciscomani, Sherrill Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Childcare Workforce Shortages, Increase Access to Early Head Start Programs
• 2023 Year Recap

2023

• 2022 Year Recap
• DES Partners with Head Start to Connect SNAP CAN Participants with Child Care

MEMBER RESOURCES

• Arizona's Early Literacy Initiative - A statewide collaboration to advance the strategies, policies, and investments needed for all our children to learn to read at grade level and be successful in school.
  
• Priorities, Policies, and Practices to Decrease Chronic Absence in Arizona - Recommendations of the Arizona Chronic Absence Task Force (pdf)
  
• Nutrition Assistance Programs for Eligible Participants (B/W pdf)
  
• Programas de Asistencia Nutricional para participantes elegibles (B/W pdf)
  
• Nutrition Assistance Programs for Eligible Participants (Colorized pdf)
  
• Programas de Asistencia Nutricional para participantes elegibles (Coloreado pdf)
  
  
• U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani Highlights Head Start
  
  
• Head Start Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Head Start Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP)
• Head Start Individual Education Plan (IEP) (Farsi)
• Head Start Individual Education Plan (IEP) (Dari)
• Head Start Individual Education Plan (IEP) (Pashto)



• Early Head Start Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
• Early Head Start Plan De Servicio Familiar Individualizado (IFSP)
• Early Head Start Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) (Farsi)
• Early Head Start Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) (Dari)
• Early Head Start Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) (Pashto)



• Head Start: Social & Emotional Well-being
• Head Start: Bienestar Social y Emocional
• Head Start: Social & Emotional Well-being (Farsi)
• Head Start: Social & Emotional Well-being (Dari)
• Head Start: Social & Emotional Well-being (Pashto)



• Fulfilling Our Commitments to Children & Communities - First Things First 2021 Annual Report

IMMIGRATION

• ACLU Arizona Know your rights
• Arizona Prop 314 resources
• MIRA Know Your Rights handouts and cards in multiple languages
• MASSCAP Understanding Immigrant Rights webinar
• MLRI Family Preparedness Packets in multiple languages
• Protecting Immigrant Families Public Charge resources
• MIRA Know Your Rights training webinar on 12/4
• MIRA Know Your Rights slide presentation (other languages coming soon here)
• Red Cards

NATIONAL RESOURCES

• State Preschool Yearbook 2022
• Progress & Peril: Child Care at a Crossroads (2021)
• NHSA HEAD START LANGUAGE PLAYBOOK

STATE RESOURCES

• HOMELESS EDUCATION RESOURCES
• Cox Campus - A free literacy-focused platform

STATE MOUs (Memoranda of Understanding)

• Memorandum of Understanding between ADHS and AZHSA
• Memorandum of Understanding between ADES & AzEIP and ADE & AZHSA
• Memorandum of Understanding between AzDCS and AzDoE & AZHSA
• Data Sharing Agreement with Catholic Charities Westside Head Start
• Data Sharing Agreement with City of Phoenix Head Start Birth to Five
• Data Sharing Agreement with Child-Parent Centers, Inc. Head Start
• Data Sharing Agreement with CPLC Early Childhood Development AZ Head Start
• Data Sharing Agreement with Northern Arizona Council of Governments Head Start
• Data Sharing Agreement with Pinal Gila Community Child Services, Inc Head Start
• Data Sharing Agreement with Southwest Human Development Head Start
• Data Sharing Agreement with Urban Strategies Head Start
• Data Sharing Agreement with Western Arizona Council of Governments Head Start