Families and staff who rely on the federal preschool program Head Start may have to wait even longer to return to their ...

Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government ...

CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE. AN INITIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T INCLUDE CUTS TO HEAD START, SOMETHING PROGRAMS HAVE FEARED FOR WEEKS. AFTER SEVERAL REPORTS THAT THEY WOULD BE ...

Toddlers play at a Head Start-supported family daycare in New Haven, Connecticut. Credit: Anya Kamenetz for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

I am a farmer’s daughter who grew up going to Head Start. At age 4, I got to ride the “little bus” to my Head Start classroom and eventually went off to kindergarten with a deep love for learning and ...

When Head Start programs close, children are left without care, teachers aren’t getting paid, and parents may have to miss work or school.

The Trump administration’s decision to close a regional Head Start office in Chicago this week has raised questions about how the program, which serves more than 28,000 children and low-income ...

Erica C. Crawley is a Franklin County commissioner. Franklin County is one of the fastest-growing areas in the Midwest, and for good reason. We’ve combined bold economic development with equitable ...

School readiness program prepares young children for kindergarten Children from over 13,500 Escambia County families have been enrolled in Head Start since 1965 Families are also connected with ...

Over my more than 30 years as a pediatrician, I’ve cared for thousands of children and families, many of whom were experiencing poverty. When a child was part of Head Start, he or she invariably was ...