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

Despite bipartisan support, federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs appeared to be in jeopardy this ...

Head Start is often the only child care option in rural areas, Chrobocinski emphasized. Without funding, parents would not be able to work, affecting their families and local economies .

Colleges struggle to financially support child care for student parents, but there are options for funding them via braiding ...

Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, a.k.a. Dr. Jack, speaks openly about how his life took quite the journey to bring him to where he ...

The Trump administration has followed through on its promise to gut the Head Start program. Since April, it has slashed 60 percent of the Office of Head Start staff, closed half of the regional ...

Maria Corchado, a Head Start teacher, stands outside one of the classrooms in Hollister, in San Benito County, on June 10, 2025. With funding running out on June 30, and no word on a new grant, ...

The federal preschool program also supports infants up to age 3 in home-based child care centers. Funding levels are still in ...