WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve more than 58,000 of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff ...

More than 65,000 Head Start children and their families are at risk of losing access to critical services if the ongoing ...

If the federal government doesn’t reopen by Nov. 1, services for more than 65,000 low-income children are in jeopardy, Head Start supporters say.

The US government shutdown threatens federal funding for Head Start programmes, putting over 65,000 vulnerable preschool ...

One of the most recognizable names in early childhood education is Head Start. As the name implies, it’s designed to help kids get a jump on their learning and social skills before kindergarten begins ...

The Mid-America Regional Council said last week its Head Start partners across Jackson, Platte and Clay counties may need to ...

A number of federal changes to the Office of Head Start this year are having local impacts. The federal Head Start program ...

Head Start teacher Sasha Fair helps two preschool children with a science experiment. Fair is worried about potential cuts to Head Start and social services that her students rely on. Credit: Jackie ...

Flags line a street in Troy, Ohio. Families in small towns and rural areas are particularly reliant on Head Start, the free federal child care program, but recent turmoil in the program has them ...

Local Head Start leaders are trying to find ways to keep their programs open before funding runs out in less than two weeks.

DENTON — On Tuesday, Charles Huester, executive director for Maryland Rural Development Cooperation, discussed Early Head Start funding cuts with the Caroline County Commissioners. You must be logged ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Classrooms have reopened at the historic Holy Rosary Institute, breathing new life into the campus and marking what community members call a new beginning for education in the area.