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

Now, with Head Start at risk of closure, Mississippi's pre-K success may start to trend downward. Mississippi relies heavily on federal funding for early education programs.

Child Care Associates paused its Head Start programs in June and issued federally required layoff notices to staff following ...

A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be "catastrophic." ...

The Bucks County Head Start provider that faced a potential shutdown of its programs earlier this spring has received a ...

Early Head Start, which President Lyndon B. Johnson launched in 1965 as part of his “War on Poverty.” In my case, Head Start wasn’t just an educational program, but a lifeline.

The National Head Start Association wrote in a press release the proposal was in the Department of Health and Human Services 2026 Discretionary Budget.

Head Start serves children 3 to 5 years old, while Early Head Start serves children under 3. Inspire is on a five-year grant cycle, and Dec. 1 was the beginning of its fifth year .