Head Start is a federally funded program that provides no cost comprehensive services to pregnant women and children ages birth to 5 and their families who: Meet income eligibility requirements Have ...

Head Start preschools serving thousands of children around the country could be at risk of closing because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week ...

That quote, from Angela Capone, director of Los Angeles-based Head Start program Para los Niños, describes the crisis facing Head Start classrooms right now — and how the state can help to fix them.

Early Head Start is a comprehensive child development program serving poverty-level pregnant women and families with children aged 0-3. The home visiting program consists of one 1-1/2 hour home visit ...