
In June 2026, during Head Start WEST’s First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference, we asked attendees to share a sixty second Head Start story.
This is Nelda Lopez from St Annes
Español
“Buenas tardes, mi nombre es Nelda López, soy una mamá de un niño de Hellstar, tiene tres años, él pertenece a la escuelita de San Enx y soy representante también del comité de padres y me interesa aprender de Hellstar por el motivo de que veo todo lo que el niño está aprendiendo y pues me gusta involucrarme en todo el trabajo que Hellstar está haciendo.
Todos los recursos que dan, todo lo que les enseñan. Y pues me gusta, pues quiero aprender más. Entonces por eso me he involucrado más en lo que es la escuela y pertenecer para saber cómo va creciendo mi niño y todo lo que hay detrás de todo ese aprendizaje que él tiene gracias a estos programas.
Entonces me interesa que estos programas se mantengan, que el estatal esté siempre proveyendo para ellos, para que podamos mantener y que otros niños tengan la oportunidad también de asistir a este tipo de programas, que es muy importante para su crecimiento y para el bienestar de ellos y para cuando ya entren a la escuela regular, pues estén preparados, estén listos y no tengan miedo de seguir creciendo, de seguir aprendiendo.
Hayan comenzado con una buena educación como el GSTAR que les va enseñando desde cero y estoy muy orgullosa de este programa y de todo lo que nos ofrecen, de todo lo que nos dan y que gracias a estos programas nosotros como padres también podemos hacer otras cosas como poder estudiar, poder trabajar y después de haber tenido mis tres niños y con…
El que tengo ahora, pues ahora me estoy dando la oportunidad de saber todos los recursos que nos han podido brindar durante todo este tiempo que han estado. Así que les agradezco y gracias.”
English Translation
“Good afternoon, my name is Nelda López. I am the mother of a child in Hellstar. He is three years old, he attends the San Enx school, and I am also a representative on the Parent Committee. I am interested in learning about Hellstar because I see everything my child is learning, and I like to get involved in all the work that Hellstar is doing.
All the resources they provide, everything they teach them. And I like it, and I want to learn more. So that is why I have become more involved in the school and in being a part of it, so I can see how my child is growing and everything behind all of the learning he is receiving thanks to these programs.
So I am interested in keeping these programs going, and in the state always providing for them, so that we can maintain them and so that other children also have the opportunity to attend these types of programs. They are very important for their growth and well-being, and so that when they enter regular school, they are prepared, they are ready, and they are not afraid to continue growing and learning.
That they have started with a good education, like GSTAR, which teaches them from the very beginning. And I am very proud of this program and everything they offer us, everything they give us. And thanks to these programs, we as parents can also do other things, like study and work. And after having had my three children, and with…
The one I have now, I am now giving myself the opportunity to learn about all the resources they have been able to provide us throughout all this time that they have been here. So I thank you, and thank you.”












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