Head Start programming for about 60,000 children is at risk if the federal government shutdown continues into November, leaders of the National Head Start Association and its state chapters say. On ...

Programs that provide pre-K instruction and day-care services for tens of thousands of children from low-income families cannot secure crucial federal money Congress approved for them months ...

Four Head Start programs serving nearly 1,000 of California’s most vulnerable children will not receive their annual federal funding on Saturday because of the U.S. government shutdown. One of the ...

Out of 48 programs, nine Michigan Head Start grantees awaiting federal funds to keep running their programs on Nov. 1 risk closure if the shutdown continues and funds aren't disbursed. Program ...

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 ...

Several Alaska Head Start programs were thrust into confusion and uncertainty this month when a federal regional office was abruptly shuttered as part of sweeping layoffs at the U.S. Department of ...