Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

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 ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Government shutdown threatens critical funding for Head Start programs

As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income ...

Families could start losing access to Head Start if shutdown continues

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

Government shutdown chokes off funding to Head Start

Four Head Start programs serving nearly 1,000 of California’s most vulnerable children will not receive their annual federal funding on Saturday because of the U.S. government shutdown. One of the ...