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Minnesota: Early Head Start Initiative

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Learn how Minnesota builds on Early Head Start by increasing the capacity of existing Head Start and EHS programs to serve additional children.

Minnesota provides supplemental state funding to existing federal Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) grantees to increase their capacity to serve additional infants, toddlers, and pregnant women.

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