Some Head Start programs in Washington may be forced to shut down if their access to federal funds isn't restored soon. The programs provide free preschool, child care, and other services to more ...

Joel Ryan, executive director of the Washington State Association of Head Start said program providers dealt with a half-day government shutdown last week after President Trump froze federal ...

Learn more about Ed Lab. Issues with a federal payment system have rattled Head Start programs across Washington. As of Monday, about a quarter of Head Start grant recipients in Washington were ...

“Exposure to reading and literacy in early childhood is the cornerstone of a lifelong love of learning,” Jessica Bone, senior ...

A federal freeze to Head Start programs disrupted the lives of local families that depend on them.Now that the funding has resumed, some parents in Northwest Indiana want to make sure it remains.ABC7 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump ... Across the country, staff trying to access Medicaid and Head Start funding through payment websites Tuesday morning were locked out, leaving ...

Gov. Maura Healey recommended funding Head Start State Supplemental Grants at $18.5 million in her fiscal 2026 budget, the same amount as in fiscal 2025. The Massachusetts Head Start Association (MHSA ...