Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to holistically nurture the educational, health, and socio-emotional welfare of children from low-income backgrounds. These programs are the ...

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 ...

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When people think of Head Start programming, images of preschoolers typically come to mind. In reality, while Head Start preschool programming does serve children ages 3-5, there is also Early Head ...

Family Educator Lisa Benson-Nuyen, addresses her students in a circle in the Northern Lights classroom at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Wasilla, ...

Wages for educators in the federal Head Start program for preschool-age children from low-income families will rise in the coming years, thanks to a new federal rule finalized last week. The boost ...

Early childhood educators seldom make enough to live comfortably. It’s a crippling reality that not even Head Start teachers can escape. Head Start, the federally funded early childhood program for ...

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

There’s a lot to keep toddlers busy at Dill’s family child care. Credit: Anya Kamenetz for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have ...

Head Start has faced a series of escalating threats under the Trump administration. A recent administration budget proposal calls for a complete termination of the 60-year-old program. Eliminating the ...