Kathy Castor touts new federal funding for early childhood education

Speaking at a Head Start center ribbon cutting, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced a $1 billion increase nationwide for early childhood education.

“Head Start provides young children with a head start in life,” Castor said. “Head Start works, and Head Start students are more likely to be ready for kindergarten, graduate high school and attend college, and less likely to suffer from an adverse health outcome or repeat a grade in school.”

Castor didn’t say how much of that funding Florida would receive, but the new Head Start in Tampa will serve 40 preschoolers and 16 infants and toddlers.

– Janelle Irwin, Florida Politics