As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, early childhood education programs in Chicago that rely on federal funding are feeling the ripple effects and bracing for potential ...

Malaya Peterkin and other preschoolers sat in bright blue chairs around a table on a recent afternoon, listening raptly to teacher Rachel Cepeda read a book about butterflies. Afterward, the children ...

A $12.6 million federal grant is helping expand the early childhood program Head Start in Howard County. The Community Action Council of Howard County, the county's Head Start program provider, ...

Rapides Parish, LA (July 22, 2025) – Save the Children Head Start, which has operated Head Start and Early Head Start programs since 2011 in rural communities across America, has further expanded ...

When I was a kid, I joined the Head Start program as a low-income student. The federally funded program offered me a safe place to learn and socialize. I'm forever grateful for my time in Head Start.

School readiness program prepares young children for kindergarten Children from over 13,500 Escambia County families have been enrolled in Head Start since 1965 Families are also connected with ...

Kids enjoying playground fun and making new friends at Woodland Early Learning Center, in a provided photo. Caleb Kemboi / Educational Opportunities for Children and Families The families of 186 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 65,000 Head Start children and their families are at risk of losing access to critical services if the ongoing federal ...

It was a cloudy, chilly morning, one better suited for staying inside, but the youngsters at the Tomé-Adelino Head Start were ...

Sophia Rodriguez's husband Dan plays with toy swords with their 4-year-old daughter while he holds their 10-month-old son at home in Chula Vista on March 8, 2022. Earlier that year the couple was ...