President Lyndon B. Johnson launched Head Start six decades ago as part of his War on Poverty. The program provides early ...

Head Start helps provide preschool and child care for roughly 800,000 children. But the Trump White House has the program on the chopping block.

Head Start provides early education and comprehensive care for some of the country’s most vulnerable children, during the most crucial stage—ages 0 to 5. Head Start services include early childhood ...

For a Black girl born in 1967 in small-town Mississippi, Head Start wasn’t just an educational program — it was the nurturing environment that was crucial to my future success.

The Head Start program in Tazewell County will continue to receive federal funding for the coming year through the U.S.

A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be "catastrophic." ...

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has reversed course on a proposal to cut all funding for Head Start, a preschool and child-care program relied on by hundreds of thousands of low-income ...

In Illinois, Head Start programs last year received over $400 million in federal funding, supporting 28,000 low-income children and families while employing more than 9,000 Illinois residents.

Head Start is a program that supports children from birth to age 5 with education and health services. Head Start was founded by Lyndon B. Johnson as a part of the war on poverty. The White House ...

head Start prepares preschool aged children for school for families who need extra help. Now, the proposed federal budget for Head Start is 0 dollars, leaving the future in question.