There is schoolwork, playtime and meals. Welcome to Head Start. Across the Inland Empire, children from low-income households attend these preschool programs meant to give children a leg up in the ...

The Department of Health and Human Service on Thursday announced a ban on undocumented immigrants having access to Head Start and other federal programs, in the Trump administration’s latest move to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.

It’s difficult to comprehend why our federal government is so determined to inflict such deep and widespread damage on our children. It’s also impossible to justify. Beyond the cockeyed health ...

TEN, IT IS DAY 28 OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND WE ARE SEEING MORE IMPACTS EVERY DAY, FROM FOOD TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. OMAHA FAMILIES ARE FEELING IT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M BILL ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Head Start programs in Massachusetts are at risk as the government shutdown enters its 21st day, threatening the federal funding that supports these essential services. The ...

CORRECTION: No employees of Child Care Associates were laid off as a result of a delay in notification about a federal grant. An earlier version of this story contained incorrect information.

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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 ...