Many Head Start programs across the country could be forced to close at the end of this week if the federal government shutdown continues, jeopardizing free child care and other services for tens of ...

Even though the government has reopened, Head Start early learning programs across the U.S. are still not fully up and running. While most classrooms are open, 140 Head Start programs — some ...

Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1. About 134 programs across 41 ...

Head Start programs across the country were providing summer services to young children when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a surprise notice on July 10 saying that, effective ...

Head Start locations across the country are warning that their programs will be imperiled — potentially throwing tens of thousands of preschool children and their families into limbo — if the ...

If federal funds are not distributed soon, the program could lose additional employees and face possible closure, affecting ...