Head Start is often the only child care option in rural areas, Chrobocinski emphasized. Without funding, parents would not be able to work, affecting their families and local economies .

Head Start has been found to have a positive impact on self-control and self-esteem and on parenting practices. The program’s two-generation approach of helping children and their parents is ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson launched Head Start six decades ago as part of his War on Poverty. The program provides early ...

Clinton County’s Head Start program is grappling with budget issues that could impact transportation services and other ...

SEATTLE, Wash.– Today, a coalition of parents and Head Start providers filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s coordinated and unlawful efforts to dismantle the Head Start program, ...

Despite bipartisan support, federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs appeared to be in jeopardy this spring.

The federal preschool program also supports infants up to age 3 in home-based child care centers. Funding levels are still in ...

Colleges struggle to financially support child care for student parents, but there are options for funding them via braiding ...

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is also selling off several unused or underused properites to help offset district ...

Early Head Start programs actively support parents through various means. These programs empower parents as caregivers and promote their own well-being and self-sufficiency.

Books in Every Bag is a local nonprofit that encourages reading for young learners and provides books for children ages 5 and ...

In the rural Methow Valley in northeast Washington state, parents have few options for child care. There are only two licensed programs in the community — one of which is a Head Start center.