Head Start is celebrating its 60th birthday with a school carnival at Nemcsa Head Start on M20 on Tuesday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to noon. "We turned 60 in May," Teacher Renee Clark said. "We thought, ...

When President Trump was elected, early education advocates and families with Head Start-enrolled children feared what it ...

Decades of research confirm what many parents and educators already know: Quality early learning experiences set children on ...

Dr. La’Toya Scott Hammett, Principal of Susie B. West Elementary School, said she has seen firsthand the effect having an ...

BROOKLYN, Ohio -- Step Forward recently opened the Memphis Early Learning Center at 10991 Memphis Ave. in Brooklyn. The new location is currently enrolling for the 2025-2026 Head Start offering, a ...

Reneé Olsen-Gravelle of Barnum owns and is director of Little B's Learning Center in Barnum and Little Willow Child Care Center in Willow River. She was a speaker at a rally at the state Capitol on ...

Head Start provides a range of services beyond classroom learning, including health screenings, nutrition, and emotional support for families. Local advocates said the program fills critical gaps ...

In an application to reduce numbers for Head Start slots, Hanover said that its teachers can't handle the rising population of kids with documented disabilities and low-income students funded through ...

The program was launched 60 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson and serves hundreds of children in Marion and Polk counties.