Malaya Peterkin and other preschoolers sat in bright blue chairs around a table on a recent afternoon, listening raptly to teacher Rachel Cepeda read a book about butterflies. Afterward, the children ...

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 ...

About 134 programs could be affected in 41 states and Puerto Rico. Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal ...

The Head Start program is a cornerstone of our nation’s collective action to lift children out of poverty. Built on the core idea that children are full of incredible promise, Head Start brings that ...

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 ...

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She’s only 3 years old, but that didn’t stop Sofia Quiroz from enjoying a day out after traveling from Chicago Heights to the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn. The free visit was made possible thanks to ...

Teacher Kita Wirt sings as she holds Ahlyni Williams at the infant room in the new Vogel Redbird Campus, a day care for about 130 kids that will also provide job training and education programs for ...

On July 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a policy change to the federal Head Start program that would exclude undocumented immigrant children from enrollment. The ...

The ruling halts a Trump administration directive that would have excluded certain immigrant children from Head Start, a program serving families who are eligible nationwide. The decision ensures ...

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 ...