Despite concerns across the country about federal funding for the school-readiness program Head Start, the YMCA of Frederick County's Head Start program is operating normally and fully funded.

Many parents, unfortunately, don't understand the concept of school readiness, thinking that sending their kids early to playschool or kindergarten gives them a better head start in school.

The agency later received clarity that the federally funded Head Start school readiness program it runs was not impacted by the action. “The confusion and uncertainty that this caused was ...

Only you can know if you're ready for a checklist for retiring in 2025 ... my time and shift it toward things I can do to get a head start on,’” says Joe Casey, an executive and retirement ...

Tiger Club will be open for drop-ins at Princeton Primary School. No evening activities or programs and no facility rentals. Reach Up Head Start ... Morning School Readiness and Early ...

"We can't set a bunch of money aside. I wish we could, I wish we had a secret stash, but we don't," said Kelly Neidel, ...

Head Start centers in Wisconsin closed their doors after the Trump administration froze funding, throwing families into chaos ...

Many groups that rely on a federal payment portal started experiencing problems accessing funds last week. HHS says ...

Almost 20,000 young children and their families are being impacted by “significant delays” in accessing approved federal grant funds for Head Start services ... go to school, and develop ...

For the past 12 years, she has been running school readiness program Smart Start Education. Smart Start’s Michelle Tamaro practises the alphabet with Gabriella Ndaira, 4.Credit: Kate Geraghty ...

Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Tasneem Motara led the School Readiness Campaign in the Sedibeng District as schools opened for the 2025 academic year. VEREENIGING – Gauteng Human Settlements MEC ...