The ongoing stalemate over federal government funding in Washington is putting an essential safety net for low-income families with young children in limbo. Four Minnesota providers of Head Start, a ...

Head Start could face further disruptions in November if the government is not reopened, according to the National Head Start Association (NHSA). The federally funded program provides early childhood ...

Head Start program will continue to serve working class families after Dec. 1, despite the status of a $7.6 million federal grant being unknown Program serves 469 children in Escambia County. Another ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve more than 58,000 of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The ongoing federal government shutdown is putting Head Start programs at risk nationwide, particularly those starting their fiscal year on Nov. 1, which may face funding ...

LOWELL — Community Teamwork Inc. announced that it has been forced to furlough, reduce and eliminate staff positions due to the ongoing government shutdown and the resulting suspension of federal ...

What policy issue can a progressive Democrat representing Silicon Valley and a Republican representing the most conservative district in the far north of the state agree on in these hyper-partisan ...

When food stamp benefits faced a cutoff, nonprofit groups and local governments filed lawsuits, winning court orders requiring the resumption of payments. And when military troops risked having to ...

Kids enjoying playground fun and making new friends at Woodland Early Learning Center, in a provided photo. Caleb Kemboi / Educational Opportunities for Children and Families The families of 186 ...

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 ...

FILE - Olivia Starr clings to her father, Thaxter Hall, as Associate Educator Jessica Clark works to comfort her as she is dropped off for the last day of school at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning ...