Head Start is celebrating its 60th year, but the program has faced funding disruptions, a federal government shutdown and ...

Beginning Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children will be at risk of losing access to Head Start, the federal early-learning program for low-income families. That's because federal funding for individual ...

A $12.6 million federal grant is helping expand the early childhood program Head Start in Howard County. The Community Action Council of Howard County, the county's Head Start program provider, ...

School readiness program prepares young children for kindergarten Children from over 13,500 Escambia County families have been enrolled in Head Start since 1965 Families are also connected with ...

As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, early childhood education programs in Chicago that rely on federal funding are feeling the ripple effects and bracing for potential ...

Head Start student Montrell Landfair, 4, looks around as he brushes his teeth after breakfast with his classmates during Head Start class at Truman Early Learning Center in Cedar Rapids on Monday.

The Escambia Children's Trust has stepped up to help CAPC's Head Start program retain qualified teachers and other staff with ...

More than 65,000 Head Start children and their families are at risk of losing access to critical services if the ongoing federal government shutdown persists, according to a statement released by the ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A federal funding freeze could shut down early learning programs serving 294 children in Scott, Clinton and Muscatine counties by Oct. 31. The Family Enrichment Center in ...

Kids enjoying playground fun and making new friends at Woodland Early Learning Center, in a provided photo. Caleb Kemboi / Educational Opportunities for Children and Families The families of 186 ...

The Leon County School Board approved a Head Start program expansion to provide more early‑learning opportunities. School ...

ATLANTA — Some Head Start programs in the Georgia are receiving an $8 million bridge loan to stay open for less than two months as the government shutdown continues into next month. According to an ...