The federal Head Start program has been a lifesaver for me since I was a toddler. I count my lucky stars that my parents were able to get me into Head Start for early childhood education decades ago.

Local Head Start sites that provide early childhood education, child care and other services are ramping up for the start of a new school year on Aug. 18 despite uncertainty over possible federal ...

Undocumented children will no longer qualify for federally funded preschool through the Head Start program under a major policy shift the Trump administration announced Thursday. In a news release, ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Solangel, a Venezuelan immigrant, is the mother of a 7-year-old who blossomed at the Head Start ...

For 60 years, Head Start has provided child care for the most vulnerable children in the United States with little controversy. This year, though, politics came to the door of Head Start. Caught in ...

As President Trump’s deputy assistant secretary for early childhood development and director of the Office of Head Start during his first term, I have seen firsthand the positive impact of his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karen Locken plays with children in an Early Head Start program in Pasadena. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) As President ...

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Johnnie Rushing ends a 51-year tenure at Covington Head Start, having inspired generations of children with patience, ...

The Florida Head Start Association (FHSA) is proud to announce that a group of Florida Head Start and Early Head Start parents are traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to share their stories, ...