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

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 ...

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, ...

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

With Head Start on Trump's chopping block, parents warn of impact on kids President Donald Trump plans to axe the early childhood day care and preschool program as he reduces the size of federal ...

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.

OACAC, a Missouri nonprofit, offers Head Start programs in 10 counties and prioritizes full-day services for working parents. A couple years ago, Josh and Crystal Higgins were on a quest.

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

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

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.