Recent regulatory changes under the Trump administration have redefined eligibility for federal welfare benefits, impacting programs like SNAP and Head Start. These changes aim to prioritize U.S.

The prohibition forces Head Start to start screening children and families for their immigration status for the first time in ...

Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that undocumented immigrant children will no longer be allowed to attend Head Start, the ...

Connecticut resident Stacey Duran’s youngest daughter was 3 months old when she fled an abusive partner in 2023. Along with ...

The program was targeted by Project 2025 as having "little or no academic value." That couldn't be further from the truth ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $7 million to area Head Start programs. The money is split between the Rock Island-Milan School District, SAL Community Services ...

NEMCSA Head Start is celebrating 60 years of early childhood education with a school carnival on June 3.

Head Start provides early childhood care for students living at or below the poverty line. Such services make it possible for their parents to work.

The Trump Administration is threatening the future of Head Start – a program that has provided critical and evidence-based services—from education to childcare— to more than 40 million children and ...

Summary In 1965, Congress created Head Start to provide high quality and comprehensive services for families in need. Over the past 60 years, this visionary program has transformed the lives of ...

Head Start isn’t just preschool, it’s a lifeline. For nearly 60 years, Head Start and Early Head Start have empowered local families living at or below the poverty line with no-cost preschool ...

Head Start preschool programs for low-income U.S. children are scrambling to cope with funding cuts and delays, as they feel the squeeze of President Donald Trump's cost-cutting drive.