Please direct any media inquiries to Joel Ryan, 425-453-1227, or email.
ECEAP Fact Sheet - 12-2009 (pdf)
ECEAP Fact Sheet
Head Start Fact Sheet
2010 0728 Murray comes through on funding for kids
2010 05-28 News Release on Military Families in Head Start & ECEAP
2010 02-26 News Release on Child Care Subsidy Reform
2010 02-23 News Release on ECEAP Cuts in Senate Budget
2010 02-23 News Release on WCCC Cuts in House Budget
2010 02-04 News Release on 263% increase in ECEAP waitlists
2009 11-30 News Release on ECEAP Record Waitlists
2009 11-11 News Release on ECEAP Funding and Poverty
2009 08-26 News Release on Loss of Senator Kennedy
2009 03-12 News Release on ECEAP funding
2009 02-12 News Release on Economic Stimulus Package
2008 03-08 News Release on Washington Head Start Bill Passage
2008 09-24 News Release on 25 milllionth Head Start Child
2007 11-15 News Release on Head Start Reauthorization
5-25-2010 The Daily News - Support effort in improve early education
4-14-10 Sequim Gazette - Director of OLYCap Head Start Honored
3-18-10 Lake Stevens Journal - WA Lawmakers Vote for Early Learning 'Investments'
3-17-10 Seattle PostGlobe - Waitlist for Washington's public preschool and prekindergarten jumps 263 percent
3-17-10 KING-5 - Learning for Life - Parent Ambassador Program giving parents a voice
2-17-10 Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Maintaining a head start: Increased need, less funding leaves future of early learning uncertain (pdf)
1-22-10 KHQ - Early Learning Programs May Be Cut by Legislature
1-17-10 Lewiston Tribune - Prevention Pays (Sheriff Bancroft LTE) (pdf)
1-11-10 Lewiston Tribune - Will Early Education Survive Cuts? (pdf)
12-19-09 Ellensburg Daily Record - Head Start is Expanding
12-17-09 Lake Stevens Journal - Reardon says state should protect ECEAP funding
12-16-09 Q13 FOX - Governor's Budget: "Devastating" For Children In Need
11-12-09 KIRO-TV - New Effort To Save State's 'Head Start' Program
11-9-09 Seattle Post-Globe -Parenting: Cuts Keep Coming: New Round of Early Ed Cuts in Washington State (full post at Thrive by Five WA)
11-5-09 Wenatchee World -Chelan-Douglas Head Start expanding
10-29-09 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Rep. Kathy Haigh receives ECEAP Champion Award
10-21-09 Wenatchee World - Preschool Exercise aids learning, Head Start says
5-22-09 Seattle Times LTE - Gregoire vetoes early learning
4-1-09 Kirkland Reporter - Early-learning program faces state budget axe
3-27-09 KIRO TV - Program that helps needy children may get cut from budget
3-26-09 Public News Service - More Kids, Less Money for WA Early Learning Programs
3-25-09 KNDO Yakima - Yakima Assistance Program Could Face Big Budget Cuts
3-24-09 KHQ Spokane - Early Childhood Education Assistance Program in financial jeopardy
3-22-09 Tacoma News Tribune - More wait for preschool spots
3-21-09 Vancouver Columbian - Early childhood aid is on the budget's brink
5-21-08 Seattle P-I -- Joel Ryan Editorial on Head Start Funding
11-25-07 Seattle P-I -- Editorial on Head Start Reauthorization
8-2-07 Wenatchee World - 'Head Start Gets Perfect Score'
7-20-07 Spokesman Review - 'Our View - Picking Up Preschool'
4-26-07 Spokesman Review - 'Tools for Success' -- Early Head Start
