The Administration for Children and Families and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granted the Bucks County ...

Head Start helps provide preschool and child care for roughly 800,000 children. ... Studies find that the programs boost kids’ health and school readiness, ...

This is the true legacy of Head Start — not merely improved test scores or school readiness, but transformed lives and communities. Stephanie V. McKee-Anderson ...

Head Start critics oversimplify research to justify calls for ... and to introduce new program standards for Head Start centers through measures like the 2007 Head Start for School Readiness Act.

This story was originally published on K-12 Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily K-12 Dive newsletter. In its six decades of existence, Head Start has experienced ...

Throughout Head Start’s history, administrations interpreted “school readiness” differently across party lines. Whether it was meant to improve social-emotional behavior or generate boosts in child IQ ...

'These attacks on child care and Head Start will have devastating long-term consequences for our children, families, economy and the future of our country,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

They are also better able to experience, regulate, and manage their emotions — key skills for later school readiness. The importance of child care programs like Head Start cannot be overstated.