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

Launched in 1965, Head Start provides preschool-aged children from low-income families with early education, health care, meals, and other support to help prepare them for school. A coalition of ...

Preschool children in teacher Maria Sardina's class play on the playground at Northwest Montana Head Start in Kalispell on Tuesday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Head Start has a historic ...

Hundreds of thousands of low-income children across the country who rely on Head Start for meals, health screenings and early learning will feel the pain of the government shutdown. The early ...

A long-running program that serves more than 800 children in El Paso County has been operating on emergency reserves for the past week while the federal government shutdown prevents funding. Community ...

The federal Head Start Program could have their funding cut off due to the ongoing government shutdown. We spoke to an expert from Virginia Tech, who says the consequences could be far-reaching. Since ...

After being closed temporarily due to the recent government shutdown, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced Head Start and Early Head Start centers will reopen on Tuesday, as ...

The organization that runs Lehigh Valley’s Head Start programs has spent more than $2 million to keep classroom doors open during the ongoing state budget impasse. Meanwhile, a Carbon County Head ...