Champaign县为幼儿方案获得6 400万美元赠款;印第安纳州因儿童保育短缺而挣扎。 Champaign County gets $6.4M grant for early childhood programs; Indiana struggles with childcare shortage.

Champaign县已收到一笔640万美元的赠款,用于支持 " 头起 " 和 " 头起 " 方案,使269名儿童和111名婴儿受益。 Champaign County has received a $6.4 million grant to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs, benefiting 269 children and 111 infants. 与此同时,印第安纳州面临着严重的儿童保育短缺问题,每年耗资42亿加元,尽管 " 起头 " 为13 000个家庭提供服务。 Meanwhile, Indiana faces a severe child care shortage costing the state $4.2 billion annually, despite Head Start serving 13,000 families. 州削减和联邦固定供资阻碍了扩张努力,影响了劳动力和经济增长。 State cuts and flat federal funding hinder expansion efforts, impacting workforce and economic growth.