As the federal government shutdown continues, many childcare centers in Louisiana are increasingly worried about funding for ...

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

Millions of Americans continue to feel the effects of the ongoing government shutdown, including tens of thousands of ...

Virginia’s Head Start programs remain open amid the wave of closures across the country, triggered by the ongoing government shutdown.

For a Black girl born in 1967 in small-town Mississippi, Head Start wasn’t just an educational program — it was the nurturing environment that was crucial to my future success. I am not supposed to be ...

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 ...

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) ...

Parents in Oklahoma who rely on Head Start programs are beginning to feel the impact of the ongoing government shutdown.

If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, ...