U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and several Head Start program directors warned on Monday that proposed federal regulations to overhaul the program could lead to significant job losses and ...

When the Trump administration announced this summer that it would seek a rule change to reduce the “federal burden” of Head Start programs nationwide, it was concerning for state officials and ...

Programs that provide pre-K instruction and day-care services for tens of thousands of children from low-income families cannot secure crucial federal money Congress approved for them months ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Education, child care and nutrition services for tens of thousands of young American children will begin to be cut off on Saturday, as Republicans and Democrats in ...

The Trump administration announced on Thursday plans to overhaul Head Start, the early education, nutrition, and health program which serves hundreds of thousands of low-income children. The proposed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dozens of tykes scurried around the Logan/Lidgerwood Head Start center’s playground under Wednesday’s sun, riding trikes around a concrete track, digging in sand pits and babbling to the adults ...

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 ...

A new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aims to fundamentally alter Head Start, a program ...