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 ...

File - A student participates in a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program at the Easterseals South Florida organization, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) ...

Video: Parents and a Head Start teacher express concern about potential budget cuts to the program. Head Start supporters were relieved when President Donald Trump did not include funding cuts to the ...

Local Head Start sites that provide early childhood education, child care and other services are ramping up for the start of a new school year on Aug. 18 despite uncertainty over possible federal ...

For 60 years, Head Start has provided child care for the most vulnerable children in the United States with little controversy. This report was first published by The 19th. The Illuminator is a ...

Head Start has faced a series of escalating threats under the Trump administration. A recent administration budget proposal calls for a complete termination of the 60-year-old program. Eliminating the ...

Nine Head Start programs in Wisconsin were set to close Nov. 3. Head Start students and families in Sheboygan County are at risk of losing education, meals and family development services. Even if the ...

As President Trump’s deputy assistant secretary for early childhood development and director of the Office of Head Start during his first term, I have seen firsthand the positive impact of his ...

Seventeen Head Start providers in Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties will take on the financial risk of operating into November without the guarantee of reimbursement. The federal grants used to pay ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Head Start kindergarten readiness program will be looking a bit different this school year. Memphis Shelby County Schools released the program to Porter-Leath. Parents told FOX13 ...

Even though the government has reopened, Head Start early learning programs across the U.S. are still not fully up and running. While most classrooms are open, 140 Head Start programs — some ...