Amid a pronounced youth mental health crisis in the United States, Head Start stands out as a crucial model for addressing the needs of vulnerable young children. The United States faces a youth ...

Flags line a street in Troy, Ohio. Families in small towns and rural areas are particularly reliant on Head Start, the free federal child care program, but recent turmoil in the program has them ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Thousands of Florida families face empty classrooms and reduced food assistance next week if the federal government shutdown continues. Head ...