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.

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 ...

Conservatives are right to want to rein — or even eliminate — a Department of Education they describe as bloated, ideological and ineffective. However, that battle plays out, eliminating Head Start ...

While the Trump administration appeared poised to eliminate or seriously cut funding for Head Start, as reported in the article, “Trump Allies Say the Case for Head Start Is Weak. Researchers Say They ...

Video: Parents and a Head Start teacher express concern about potential budget cuts to the program. Head Start supporters were relieved when President Donald Trump did not include funding cuts to the ...

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 ...

Local Head Start sites that provide early childhood education, child care and other services are ramping up for the start of a new school year on Aug. 18 despite uncertainty over possible federal ...

A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to “dismantle” Head Start programs in Illinois and across the country has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Head ...