claim: says 70,000 children "have lost their head start slots" because of the sequester.
author: mark warner
evidence_1: aug 19, 2013 ... this fall, about 57,000 children will be denied a place in head start ... said  sequestration represented the largest hit to head start funding in ... the obama  administration had previously estimated that slots for up to 70,000 children would  ... she estimates the budget cuts have resulted in a loss of 307 staff ...
evidence_2: aug 26, 2013 ... head start's aim is to prepare preschoolers and their families for kindergarten. ...  lose access to head start and early head start programs because of the  sequester. ... "what's not visible is the 70,000 kids who have lost their head start  slots. ... to be clear, though, 70,000 children have not lost head start.
evidence_3: jul 15, 2013 ... up to 70000 children could lose access to head start programs as a result of the  federal budget cuts known as the sequester. ... the cuts by trimming other areas of  their budgets, in an attempt to keep the head start slots in the program open for  children. ... “we will pay now or we will pay later," dotson said.
evidence_4: jun 10, 2013 ... the cuts coming down as a legacy from sequestration will slash much ... with  slots for the preschoolers disappearing statewide, classrooms closing, jobs ... “ you're going to see seats empty in september,” said pam kuechler, ... laramii  wright (left) and aneka smith have children in a head start program in.
evidence_5: head start will serve 57,265 fewer children this year in its programs for infants,  toddlers and preschool-age children because of the 5.27 percent cut to the  program ... california, the most populous state, lost more slots – 5,611 – than any  other state. ... the obama administration predicted that 70,000 children, or 5  percent of ...