1. Understanding Census Undercounts in Anticipation of 2020 Date Release, 2020 U.S. Census data is scheduled to be released Thursday, March 17. The Census 2020 is critical to the Head Start and Early Head Start Community because it establishes funding and access to necessary resources for the families and children that we serve for the next 10 years! March 15, 2022, Foundation for Families
   
   
2. ICYMI: The National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers Open Letter to the Nation laying out a united vision for increased investments in prenatal-to-three issues in 2022 and beyond. Our hope is to educate the public and raise awareness about the urgent priorities that support pregnant people and families with children under three.
   
   
3. Congress is increasing childcare funding by nearly $585 million—but it won’t fix the ‘sweeping, systemic problems’,$11 billion for Head Start and Early Head Start and $6.2 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)..."the funding doesn’t address the “sweeping, systemic problems” that plague the childcare industry", says FFYF spokesman Charlie Joughin. Fortune, March 10, 2022 

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Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA 

Florida Head Start Association

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