The Arkansas Department of Education recently received information regarding federal funding for Early Head Start Programs. This announcement was published in the Federal Register on March 7, 2001, by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Approximately $47 million in financial assistance, to be competitively awarded, will be available for local, public and private, non-profit and for-profit entities, including Early Head Start and Head Start grantees. The purpose is to provide child and family development services for low-income families with children under age three and pregnant women. Specific and application information may be obtained through the website: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a010307c.html.