Due to uncertainty regarding federal Head Start funding, a Waukesha Head Start provider is considering other funding ...

Head Start provides early childhood care for students living at or below the poverty line. Such services make it possible for ...

Wisconsin Head Start programs have received less than half the federal funding expected this year compared to the same time last year — a drop of more than $35 million that would have supported ...

Head Start serves more than 15,000 children and employs more than 4,300 staff in Wisconsin alone. Proponents argue Head Start saves $7 for every $1 spent by reducing the need for later ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Right now, the Wisconsin Head Start Program faces uncertainty - the regional office in Chicago shut down and staff were put on leave. Now local programs are unsure about ...

Children at The Playing Field, a Madison child care center that participates in the federal Head Start program. (Courtesy of The Playing Field) Federal payments to Wisconsin’s Head Start ...

Wisconsin Head Start programs have received $36 million less in federal funding this year compared to the same period last year. Funding delays and office closures are causing uncertainty and ...

Many federal district offices that provided support staff for Head Start programs have already been closed, including the Chicago office, which gave support to Wisconsin Head Start programs.