Press Room


Please direct any media inquiries to Joel Ryan, 425-453-1227, or email.


Fact Sheets

ECEAP Fact Sheet - 12-2009 (pdf)

ECEAP Fact Sheet

Head Start Fact Sheet


News Releases (pdf)

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


Head Start & ECEAP in the News

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