Dan Kildee: “This week, the Head Start program turns 54. Since this life-changing education program was created in 1965, it has…”

“This week, the Head Start program turns 54. Since this life-changing education program was created in 1965, it has served millions of children, giving them and their families a brighter future. Head Start and Early Head Start provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, social services to low-income children and their families. It is one of the most important investments that we can make to make sure our children have the greatest opportunities to succeed. It is particularly important and crucial to my hometown of Flint, Michigan, where early childhood education is the most important thing we can do to help children mitigate the effects of lead exposure. I am really proud of the school districts in Michigan who host this incredible program and provide wraparound services to children and to their parents. Mr. Speaker, I thank the teachers, the workers, and the volunteers who support our Head Start kids every day. To keep Head Start working, we have to fully fund this program in Congress. Support for Head Start is bipartisan. We need to continue that. We need to make sure that we fully fund this program. I celebrate the success of Head Start. We ought to make sure that every child that seeks that sort of early childhood education has an opportunity to have it. ____________________”