During a visit to Western New York on Friday, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, said the Trump administration plans to eliminate Head Start altogether and that his budget request for fiscal ...

Head Start program recently learned it exceeded federal quality thresholds in the domains of emotional support, classroom ...

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 ...

EdSource · Los Angeles parents fight for and win intensive tutoring for kids hurt by Covid Four Head Start programs serving nearly 1,000 of California’s most vulnerable children will not receive their ...

Come this weekend, the government shutdown could have harrowing effects for families. The National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced an estimated 140 of its programs across 41 states and Puerto ...

Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

Head Start programs across the country were providing summer services to young children when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a surprise notice on July 10 saying that, effective ...

One California Head Start program has closed and three others face imminent closure due to the federal government shutdown, affecting about 1,000 very-low-income children and 270 teachers. The ...

The Head Start program provides free early childhood education and support for low-income families. The federal government funds the program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Many parents of students this new school year have questions about the statuses of federally funded after-school programs like Head Start. In Colorado's Jefferson County, the program isn't downsizing ...