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I choose to focus on the National Head Start Association, NHSA.  You can follow their link, http://nhsa.org, to obtain anymore information outside of the information I will provide. 

The vision of the NHSA is to lead and advocate for vulnerable children and families.  In addition, NHSA vision is ‘’to be the untiring voice that will not be quiet until every vulnerable child is served with the Head Start model of support for the whole child, the family and the community’’ (National Head Start Association) as well as ‘’to work diligently for policy and intuitional changes that ensure all vulnerable children and families have what they need to succeed’’ (National Head Start Association).  NHSA’s ‘’mission is to coalesce, inspire and support the Head Start field as a leader in early childhood development and education’’ (National Head Start Association). 

The government affairs update for the National Head Start Association on August 4, 2011 focuses on the major outcomes of the deal on the debt limit as well as how the debt limit deal affects Head Start.  In sum, the deal on the debt limit has two positive outcomes ’’(1) the extra funding for Pell grants, since Pell grants come from the same bill that funds Head Start, and (2) the fact that immediate cuts to discretionary spending are higher than in the House purpose Ryan budget’’ (National Head Start Association).

                I found this website to be very informative about the issues and trends that are affecting the early childhood field.  The government affairs update provided me with information about how the lack of money effects the quality of resources vulnerable children and families receives.  The population that Head Start serves are already at a disadvantage due to their socioeconomic status so the deal on the debt limit will affect them tremendously because these children and families are in need of high quality early childhood services which they will not receive due to the budget cuts.  However, as an early childhood professional I feel even more dedicated to providing children and families will affordable high quality early childhood services.

References

National Head Start Association. Retrieved from http://nhsa.org

National Head Start Association. Retrieved from http://www.nhsa.org/news_and_advocacy/advocacy/legislative_eupdate