{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/collins-king-announce-8-million-for-maine-preschools-serving-low-income-families", "Collins, King Announce $8 Million for Maine Preschools Serving Low-Income Families", "2023-11-16", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Mike Collins", "C001129", "www.collins.senate.gov", "collins", "https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services received $8,000,000 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Early Childhood Development\u2019s Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program. This funding will allow the State of Maine to expand access to high-quality preschool for children from low-income families.\n\n\u201cEarly childhood education is an investment in the future of our children,\u201d Senators Collins and King said. \u201cThis funding will expand access to pre-K and help build an educational foundation for Maine children that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe first five years of a child\u2019s life lay a foundation for future development and learning. Federal funding to advance a coordinated system in Maine will help young children and families get the critical services need, including developmental screenings and high-quality early care and education,\u201d said Stephanie Eglinton, Maine Children\u2019s Alliance.\n\nThe PDG B-5 program supports state efforts to create or enhance preschool programs in high-need communities, while developing infrastructure to better deliver preschool services.\n\nSenators Collins and King have always supported Maine\u2019s early childhood education programs. Earlier this month, they cosponsored a resolution recognizing October 20th as National Early Childhood Literacy Awareness Day. They also recently announced more than $5 million for early learning programs in Maine.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/collins-king-announce-8-million-for-maine-preschools-serving-low-income-families"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4963168650865555, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}