Catholic Charities’ program connects seniors with young learners, creating nurturing spaces for education and lifelong bonds ...

This Sunday is the 60th anniversary of Head Start, the federally funded preschool program supporting more than 12,000 children, up to age four, in Washington and nearly 800,000 children across the ...

Jackie Stephens’ daughters Mercy and Hope both attended free child care and preschool through Head Start, and she says they’ve thrived. Jackie has gotten help herself through the program, with ...

NEW ANSWERS TONIGHT FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES HERE IN THE METRO FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS AT THE YMCA ARE CLOSING IN MAY. AND NOW SOME PARENTS ARE TRYING TO SAVE ONE OF THEM. THE PROGRAM IN THE ...

One of the standout aspects of Head Start programs is how they champion parental involvement. They don’t just stop at teaching the kids—they actively engage the parents, too. From hosting ...

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 ...

Head Start services include early childhood education, health, nutrition as well as parent, family and community engagement. Head Start emphasizes the role of parents as their child's first teacher ...

Head Start preschool programs for low-income U.S. children are scrambling to cope with funding cuts and delays, as they feel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...