Many commenters on a proposed rule said more federal funding is needed in addition to Head Start workforce wage and benefits ...

Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1. About 134 programs across 41 ...

Head Start programs across the country were providing summer services to young children when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a surprise notice on July 10 saying that, effective ...

Many low-income families rely on Head Start to not only give their children early access to education, but also to give parents access to child care. The program celebrates its 60th birthday this week ...

SPRINGDALE IN BLUEMOUND ROAD. SO, KENDALL FUNDING FEARS PROMPTED THE HEAD START PROGRAM THERE TO SHUT DOWN TODAY. RIGHT, BLAKE? THE CEO HERE TELLS ME HE HAD TO LAY OFF ALL OF HIS HEAD START STAFF AND ...

Many Head Start programs across the country could be forced to close at the end of this week if the federal government shutdown continues, jeopardizing free child care and other services for tens of ...

Programs that provide pre-K instruction and day-care services for tens of thousands of children from low-income families cannot secure crucial federal money Congress approved for them months ...

As Monette Ferguson braces for the looming government shutdown to strip funding from her Head Start program for disadvantaged children in Connecticut, she harkens back to a decade ago when another ...