The early childhood program Head Start is facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown. Some Head Start educators are already working without pay, ...

TROY, Ohio — For almost as long as she’s been a mother, Sara Laughlin has known where she could turn for help in this western Ohio town 20 miles north of Dayton. For years, the local Head Start ...

Many Head Start programs across the country won't open their doors on Monday. Nearly 65,000 children in Head Start programs nationwide may lose access in the coming days after missing their November 1 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Public Schools announced Wednesday the district is pausing most of its Head Start and Early Childhood Education programs as part of the fallout of the government shutdown.

Olivia Starr clings to her father, Thaxter Hall, as Associate Educator Jessica Clark works to comfort her as she is dropped off for the last day of school at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a ...

About 134 programs could be affected in 41 states and Puerto Rico. Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal ...

SALISBURY — Hundreds of families will be without the Head Start, Early Head Start, job training or food and energy assistance programs that the Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency (SRCAA) provides ...

Sandra Graves, director of Champlain Valley Head Start in Burlington on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for ...

Some Iowa Head Start programs providing child care and early childhood education could be impacted if the federal government shutdown continues into November. Pictured are children at the Downtown ...

Head Start teacher Sasha Fair helps two preschool children with a science experiment. Fair is worried about potential cuts to Head Start and social services that her students rely on. Credit: Jackie ...