Glen Cove Child Day Care Center, Inc. Receives $1.5M Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Glen Cove Child Day Care Center, Inc. will receive $1.5 million in federal funding, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Friday.

The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Program and will be used to support child care and support services for low-income families in Nassau County.

"Study after study shows that the better we prepare our young children, through programs like Head Start, the better they perform in school later in life," Schumer stated via press release. "This federal funding for Glen Cove Child Day Care Center, Inc. will bring real results to young students on Long Island by providing them with the resources they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom."

Gillibrand added, "The Head Start Program gives children opportunities to reach their full potential by making high-quality early childhood education and care more accessible."

Per Gillibrand's office, Head Start provides child development programs for low-income children, as well as supports and services for their families. Head Start programs primarily serve children from ages three to five. The programs offer early education, health screenings, social and emotional health, nutrition, social services and services for children with disabilities.