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 ...

When I was a kid, I joined the Head Start program as a low-income student. The federally funded program offered me a safe place to learn and socialize. I'm forever grateful for my time in Head Start.

A government shutdown threatens federal funding for childcare programs that provide nutritious meals to low-income children. The Child and Adult Care Food Program, which reimburses food costs, cannot ...

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 ...

Video: Parents and a Head Start teacher express concern about potential budget cuts to the program. Head Start supporters were relieved when President Donald Trump did not include funding cuts to the ...

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 in Wasilla, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey ...

Teachers of some of New Jersey's most vulnerable young children could start seeing layoff notices soon if the federal shutdown carries on much longer. That is a serious concern for the head of the New ...

Vital federal funding is on the way for Head Start centers that were thrown into crisis by the government shutdown, but it could take time before some children who rely on the federal program can ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people” — a directive ...

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 ...

A federal government shutdown threatens funding for Head Start preschool programs in New Bedford. If the shutdown continues past Oct. 31, busing for Head Start children will cease, impacting families ...

Sandra Graves, director of Champlain Valley Head Start in Burlington on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for ...