Debunking Myths About Head Start: How the Program Promotes Opportunity and Strengthens Families, Communities, and Economies Decades of research illustrate Head Start’s effectiveness and its ability to ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Rumors are intensifying about potential federal cuts that could eliminate the Head Start program nationwide. The regional Head Start office in Seattle closed earlier this month, and ...

Supporters of Head Start are worried about the program’s future as it faces Trump administration calls for budgetary cuts ahead of the next school year. The free, federally funded program for ...

Fresh federal findings cast doubt on whether Head Start is delivering on its promises to families and taxpayers. In 2025, the federal preschool program providing care to children from low-income ...

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 ...

This story was amended to update information from the Associated Press. Video: Parents and a Head Start teacher express concern about potential budget cuts to the program. Head Start supporters were ...

Head Start has faced a series of escalating threats under the Trump administration. A recent administration budget proposal calls for a complete termination of the 60-year-old program. Eliminating the ...

WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding ...

Four Head Start programs serving nearly 1,000 of California’s most vulnerable children will not receive their annual federal funding on Saturday because of the U.S. government shutdown. One of the ...

Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

One California Head Start program has closed and three others face imminent closure due to the federal government shutdown, affecting about 1,000 very-low-income children and 270 teachers. The ...

One California Head Start program has closed and three others face imminent closure due to the federal government shutdown, affecting about 1,000 very-low-income children and 270 teachers. The ...