Imprint operated under license. Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to holistically nurture the educational, health, and socio-emotional welfare of children from low-income ...

Head Start is still set to receive level funding but advocates said things could change by the time the budget is finalized.

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 ...

Head Start is the poster child for public spending. The 60-year-old program and its newer offshoot, Early Head Start, currently provide preschool and child care for roughly 800,000 children in low ...

What made the difference in my life? Early Head Start, which President Lyndon B. Johnson launched in 1965. What made the difference in my life? Early Head Start, which President Lyndon B.

The Trump administration is considering eliminating funding for the Head Start program, which is dedicated to free early child care services — a move that one advocate says would be "catastrophic." ...

Head Start supporters were relieved when President Donald Trump did not include funding cuts to the early education program in his proposed 2026 budget, released May 2. But that does not mean Head ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a budget Sunday for fiscal year 2026 that increased funding for some state programs that ...

It is free for eligible children. There are a few different Head Start Programs to serve children: Early Head Start programs, Head Start preschool programs, prenatal programs and home-based services.

Just because something is “feel-good” doesn’t mean it actually does good. Ending Head Start Could Help Families The Trump administration’s initial moves to reduce or eliminate funding for ...