Jacob also spoke with two sets of parents who currently enroll their kids in Head Start programming. When Malik and Jazmond Vandiver sent their young sons to Head Start, they realized that it didn ...

The protest comes as the Trump administration is exploring ways to incentivize women to have children but has threatened to ...

In the rural Methow Valley in northeast Washington state, parents have few options for child care. There are only two licensed programs in the community — one of which is a Head Start center. About 40 ...

Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times Share Seven years ago, the Head Start program solved Priscilla Bahena’s child care dilemma, allowing the 21-year-old mom without parents or a partner the ability to work ...

Head Start and Early Head Start are provided by Community Services for Children to nearly 1,500 Lehigh Valley families. Documents leaked last month indicated the programs could be eliminated in ...

Parents across the state say they rely on Head Start for affordable childcare that allows them to work or attend school, and many fear they have no alternatives if the program is cut.

It helps entire families rise. When a child is enrolled in Head Start or Early Head Start, their parents can pursue college degrees, complete job training, and build careers. These programs aren ...

She also does regular home visits with families to talk about children's development and support parents in goals like potty training. Thanks to Early Head Start, a nurse, a mental health ...

SEATTLE, Wash.– Today, a coalition of parents and Head Start providers filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s coordinated and unlawful efforts to dismantle the Head Start program, ...

MANKATO — Head Start parent and family advocate Mari Blesi has two kids enrolled in the program that offers preschool services primarily to low-income families. But her journey with the ...

Seven years ago, the Head Start program solved Priscilla Bahena’s child care dilemma, allowing the 21-year-old mom without parents or a partner the ability to work and support herself and her ...