More than 130 programs, serving nearly 59,000 preschoolers around the nation, will be without federal funds if the government ...

The early childhood program Head Start is facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the ...

Although federal funding is at risk for hundreds of Head Start early childhood education programs nationwide, local leaders said services in County are not in jeopardy. Many Head Start programs across ...

Some Head Start educators are already working without pay in Tallahassee, Florida, and have let families know they may close ...

The funding and overall future of Head Start — which helps low-income families with child development and family support services — has been in the headlines for the better half of the year because of ...

Congresswoman Maxine Waters introduces the Head Start Shutdown Protection Act to protect vulnerable children and families ...

October is Head Start Awareness month and in honoring the federally funded program for kids and families in poverty, ...

Toddlers play at a Head Start-supported family daycare in New Haven, Connecticut. Credit: Anya Kamenetz for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...