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Head Start in Clark County challenged by lack of federal funding

Local providers say shortage of resources puts pressure on classrooms, teachers, kids

By Griffin Reilly, Columbian staff writer
Published: September 3, 2022, 6:04am
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Preschool students Akina Monnette, from left, Christian Conley, in green, and Nevaeh Bender, in pink, catch a ride on the swings while getting a helpful push from supervising teacher Tamara Harris at Evergreen High School on Friday morning. A lack of federal funding has put an even larger dent in the capacity of local Head Start child care and early learning facilities, particularly in Clark County.
Preschool students Akina Monnette, from left, Christian Conley, in green, and Nevaeh Bender, in pink, catch a ride on the swings while getting a helpful push from supervising teacher Tamara Harris at Evergreen High School on Friday morning. A lack of federal funding has put an even larger dent in the capacity of local Head Start child care and early learning facilities, particularly in Clark County. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

While Matt Sloan worked with a handful of children to improve their castle of wooden blocks, Yolanda Cano was needed at the door.

In the brief seconds while Cano checked in a new preschooler, the inevitable happened: over at the sand pit, two children broke into a heated scuffle over a beloved toy truck.

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