Head Start plays a vital role in addressing the youth mental health crisis, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for American Progress. Head Start serves children from birth to 5 years ...

Federal officials are halting access by undocumented immigrants to a wide variety of health care programs, from Head Start to community health centers, a change potentially affecting tens of millions ...

Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1. About 134 programs across 41 ...

Head Start has faced a series of disruptions since Trump took office in January. The lawsuit alleges that the Department of Health and Human Services has taken measures to dismantle Head Start without ...

Head Start locations across the country are warning that their programs will be imperiled — potentially throwing tens of thousands of preschool children and their families into limbo — if the ...

As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income ...

The administration of President Donald Trump has introduced sweeping changes that are reshaping the landscape of federal benefit programs. Among these, the Head Start program stands out as a ...

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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 ...

LOWELL — Head Start is on the federal shutdown chopping block, and a coalition of leaders addressed the dire situation during a press conference Monday calling for an end to the government shutdown ...

School readiness program prepares young children for kindergarten Children from over 13,500 Escambia County families have been enrolled in Head Start since 1965 Families are also connected with ...

Nine Michigan early child care and education programs, supporting close to 3,000 young kids, are at risk of losing the funds they need to stay open as the federal government shutdown rolls on. Head ...