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A Lifeline, Threatened: Local Head Start Programs Carry On Under Pressure

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Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

From left, parent Maria Guadron, Head Start's Associate Director of Parent/Community Involvement Ana Figueroa, parent Chaniqua Kennedy, and Southampton Head Start Center Supervisor Kristina Foster. CAILIN RILEY

From left, parent Maria Guadron, Head Start's Associate Director of Parent/Community Involvement Ana Figueroa, parent Chaniqua Kennedy, and Southampton Head Start Center Supervisor Kristina Foster. CAILIN RILEY

From left, parent Maria Guadron, Head Start's Associate Director of Parent/Community Involvement Ana Figueroa, parent Chaniqua Kennedy, and Southampton Head Start Center Supervisor Kristina Foster. CAILIN RILEY

From left, parent Maria Guadron, Head Start's Associate Director of Parent/Community Involvement Ana Figueroa, parent Chaniqua Kennedy, and Southampton Head Start Center Supervisor Kristina Foster. CAILIN RILEY

Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Students learning about ants at the Southampton Head Start Center in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Kristina Foster spends a moment with a student. CAILIN RILEY

Kristina Foster spends a moment with a student. CAILIN RILEY

Kristina Foster spends a moment with a student. CAILIN RILEY

Kristina Foster spends a moment with a student. CAILIN RILEY

Head Start provides free preschool education for qualifying families, and also includes breakfast, lunch and snack for all children. CAILIN RILEY

Head Start provides free preschool education for qualifying families, and also includes breakfast, lunch and snack for all children. CAILIN RILEY

Children's artwork adorns the walls at the Southampton Head Start in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Children's artwork adorns the walls at the Southampton Head Start in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Children's artwork adorns the walls at the Southampton Head Start in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Children's artwork adorns the walls at the Southampton Head Start in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Children working on learning and recognizing numbers earlier this week at Head Start. CAILIN RILEY

Children working on learning and recognizing numbers earlier this week at Head Start. CAILIN RILEY

Children's artwork adorns the walls at the Southampton Head Start in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

Children's artwork adorns the walls at the Southampton Head Start in Riverhead. CAILIN RILEY

authorCailin Riley on May 9, 2025
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