Preschool children in teacher Maria Sardina's class play on the playground at Northwest Montana Head Start in Kalispell on Tuesday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Head Start has a historic ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A federal funding freeze could shut down early learning programs serving 294 children in Scott, Clinton and Muscatine counties by Oct. 31. The Family Enrichment Center in ...

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, ...

The federal Head Start program has been a lifesaver for me since I was a toddler. I count my lucky stars that my parents were able to get me into Head Start for early childhood education decades ago.

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 ...

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 ...

She’s only 3 years old, but that didn’t stop Sofia Quiroz from enjoying a day out after traveling from Chicago Heights to the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn. The free visit was made possible thanks to ...

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 ...