Program spotlight, funding & policy updates, advocacy actions, and what’s coming up next across Illinois Head Start. Catch up here. Check it out here: https://t.co/KXx0AQ6F0d or scan the QR Code.

This week’s Scoop (12/3) is packed: Chicago HS holiday efforts, FY26 funding watch, ICE activity guidance, free vaccine clinics, new fiscal training, and more. Scan QR Code or go to https://t.co/zCS54b740v.

Join former OHS leaders Karen McNamara, Lupe Quiroz, and Beth Fuller for a two-part fiscal training covering Uniform Guidance updates, cost allocation, allowability, and more. If you handle budgets, reporting, or compliance, this series is for you. Scan the QR code to register.

Press Release: Illinois Head Start Association Calls Attention to the Harm Caused by ICE Raids Impacting Young Children and Families, https://t.co/TVahg0MChC

Press Release: Illinois Head Start Association Calls Attention to the Harm Caused by ICE Raids Impacting Young Children and Families,

Head Start Days brought families together across Illinois — from Freeport to Springfield! 🎉Get updates on shutdown impacts, advocacy, and PD in this week’s Scoop.

While Illinois programs are funded through December, more than 130 Head Start sites across 41 states could face closure without a new federal deal. Read more -

Head Start programs in the Chicago area are funded through December, but uncertainty remains. Downstate programs, like those in Effingham County, were already bracing for shutdown impacts. Read more -

This week’s Scoop is live 📰• Head Start Days highlights 🎉• Shutdown updates ⚖️• Pyramid Model info session 🧩• Family Services QEC reminder 💬Catch up here → https://t.co/JKBK8e6ETP or scan the code #PoweredByHeadStart #HeadStartWorks #TheScoop

🎤 Call for Presenters! IHSA is now accepting proposals for the 48th Annual Conference. Head Start: The Power of Us. Share your tools, ideas, or success stories. Inspire programs to connect, create, and cultivate what’s possible. 🗓 Due: 11.21.25

🥄 Get The Scoop on what’s stirring in Head Start! This week’s issue dishes up museum fun across Illinois, key federal updates, WIC news, and IHSA events you won’t want to miss. Check it out → https://t.co/0rwhpa9jmb #PoweredByHeadStart

Update: New Mailing Address 📬 IHSA has a new mailing address for all correspondence and payments: Illinois Head Start Association P.O. Box 13424 Springfield, Illinois 62791 Kindly update your records.

Head Start Days are underway across IL! 🎉Museums are offering free admission for HS/EHS families all month as we mark 60 years of Head Start. Stay informed on the federal shutdown, advocacy, & QECs starting Oct 14.👉 https://t.co/8ltiKBQe4d #HeadStartAwarenessMonth

🎉 October kicks off Head Start Awareness Month + 60 years of Head Start! This week 👉The Scoop: 10/1/2025 - https://t.co/MGsESGnG3L: ✔️ Champaign County RPC birthday bash 🎂 ✔️ Shutdown update + talking points ✔️ Head Start Days @ museums 🏛️ ✔️ and more! #PoweredByHeadStart 💙

🎉 Free admission all October at Quincy Children’s Museum for local Head Start & Early Head Start families! 💙 Celebrating 60 years of Head Start in Quincy & surrounding areas.#HeadStart60 #HeadStartAwarenessMonth

For 60 years, Head Start has lifted up children + families. We’re celebrating the past and standing strong for the future.#HeadStart60 #HeadStartStrong

💡 Reminder for our Head Start family: You give so much every day to children and families. You also deserve time to slow down, rest, and recharge. 🌿Taking care of yourself helps you keep showing up strong for your community. #HeadStart #SelfCare #IHSA

Behind every statistic is a story—and Illinois brought 22 strong voices to Washington, DC last week to make sure those stories were heard. Together with 200 advocates nationwide, we met with Congress to show how Head Start changes lives. #HeadStartWorks #HeadStart

🎈 Celebrate Head Start Days this October! Select children’s museums across Illinois are opening their doors FREE to Head Start & Early Head Start families and staff. 📍 Scan the QR code for the full schedule. #HeadStart #HeadStartDays #HeadStart60

🎉 Big things are happening in Head Start — grants, advocacy, and 60th birthday events across Illinois!📰 Read the full Scoop: https://t.co/YiHYgHZ53S #HeadStart60 #PoweredByHeadStart