WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people” — a directive ...

Amid a pronounced youth mental health crisis in the United States, Head Start stands out as a crucial model for addressing the needs of vulnerable young children. The United States faces a youth ...

Iracema Torres was starting a new job as a Santa Cruz County public health worker when her daughter’s Head Start center closed more than two weeks ago. The job was promising: She liked the benefits, ...

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Michelle Martinez and her daughter, Jaelyn, 5, FaceTime with Martinez’s other daughter, Jazlyn, 3, who is staying with family three hours away after her Head Start program closed due to the government ...

LOWELL — Head Start is on the federal shutdown chopping block, and a coalition of leaders addressed the dire situation during a press conference Monday calling for an end to the government shutdown ...

In Greater Minnesota, some Head Start early education program centers are being forced to rely on state funding, as federal funding lags amidst the government shutdown. Head Start, a nationwide early ...

A federal government shutdown has caused some Head Start programs in Georgia to close, impacting hundreds of children. An emergency loan from private funders is temporarily keeping the largest Head ...

PITTSFIELD — More than half of the families enrolled in Berkshire County Head Start rely on federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — and with benefits lapsing, families are ...

Several Head Start programs across North Carolina and the country have abruptly closed amid the government shutdown. These centers provide free, federally-funded early education to children from ...