For 60 years, Head Start has provided comprehensive early childhood education, health services and family support to low-income children, many of whom would otherwise be left behind.

Head Start was instrumental in shaping their futures—and mine. While my girls were enrolled, I began working at Bucks County Head Start and pursued my Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education.

Of the 34 Head Start and Early Head Start programs in New Mexico, half are on tribal lands; Walatowa is one of three that implements a formal language immersion program (the other two are Saad K ...

The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced ...

Head Start is a program that parents and educations agree has a lasting impact on students, one that changes the trajectory of their lives before they ever step foot in a K-5 classroom. Still, it ...

The Head Start program was a lifeline for Ansonia mother Destanie Perez and her four kids. “The teachers gave my kids a ...

It's not clear if Head Start will be an option once the next school year starts. "Right now, we don't know what funding will look like on July 1. We haven't heard from the federal government about ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head Start, after layoffs at the agency ...

Children receive meals, snacks, structured educational activities and plenty of play time, both indoors and outside.

State officials announced a $2.25 million funding commitment toward the construction of a new Head Start facility in Riverside. The information was incorrect in a previous version of this story.

Head Start, a federal program founded in 1965 as part of the Johnson administration’s “war on poverty,” promotes school readiness for children from low-income families from birth to age 5 ...

A student of the Head Start program (aged 3-5) at the Farmington Children's Center proudly shows off his painting during a class April 29, 2025.© Deb Cram Erica C. Crawley© Submitted ...