Muskogee County - Federal Head Start Grant Not Enough

I just found another article that outlines the growing child care crunch in the United States. Muskogee County, Oklahoma recently received a federal grant to provide additional funds for their Head Start programs - but the county still has an abundance of children from poor families who are struggling to find affordable, adequate child care.

The Head Start program, started in the 1960's, is specifically designed to help end the cycle of poverty by providing a "head start" on education for children of low-income families.

As child care costs rise, more families are finding themselves in need of the assistance that the Head Start program provides. In Muskogee County, officials have received over 200 applications for the 60 slots available in the program.

Infant slots are at a premium in Muskogee County - and many places nationwide. State and local regulations, as well as common sense, demand a sensible ratio between care givers and children, and many child daycare providers are reluctant to invest the cost for facilities, labor and increased regulation to help meet the demand.

Here is a link to the Muskogee Phoenix article:

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/opinion/local_story_232171726.html?keyword=secondarystory



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