A government shutdown looked increasingly likely on Saturday as the midnight deadline approached. It would have serious consequences for key programs that poor and disadvantaged families and children ...

Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1. About 134 programs across 41 ...

A new Government Accountability Office report finds tribal Head Start programs are struggling with staffing, enrollment, and ...

Head Start locations across the country are warning that their programs will be imperiled — potentially throwing tens of thousands of preschool children and their families into limbo — if the ...

Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

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 ...

The impacts of the federal shutdown are expected to grow exponentially this week. Children in the Head Start program play outside with lead teacher Genesis Lavanway at the Arthur M. Blank Early ...

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to holistically nurture the educational, health, and socio-emotional welfare of children from low-income backgrounds. These programs are the ...