RICHTON, Miss. (WDAM) - For 46 years, Richton Head Start teacher Everia Jordan never has lost her enthusiasm for teaching the youngest minds in Richton. “No better person, I think, is more deserving ...

Hundreds of thousands of low-income children across the country who rely on Head Start for meals, health screenings and early learning will feel the pain of the government shutdown. The early ...

For Head Start teacher Karen Ward, center, recess is filled with opportunities to teach lessons in getting along and working through problems. Casey Desrochers, center left, and Breonna McCutchan, ...

Head Start teacher Sasha Fair helps two preschool children with a science experiment. Fair is worried about potential cuts to Head Start and social services that her students rely on. Credit: Jackie ...

At University of Hawaii Maui College, a free on-campus preschool is provided to children of college students and local families by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start center. This center stands out ...

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 ...

TROY, Ohio — For almost as long as she’s been a mother, Sara Laughlin has known where she could turn for help in this western Ohio town 20 miles north of Dayton. For years, the local Head Start ...