The following are examples of Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework knowledge and skills that young children develop through the curriculum’s outdoor experiences. Because outdoor play spaces ...

By Head Start Spending time outdoors every day is a rich and important part of Head Start’s chosen research-based curriculum for infants and toddlers. From the very beginning, young children […] ...

Explore state data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics, including the child care workforce, Head Start program access, and state exclusionary discipline policies. Read more ...

The White House blamed an "outage" for locking out a wide range of organizations and agencies on Tuesday from the online systems responsible for drawing down federal health dollars. Multiple state ...

The problem also affected Head Start providers and the state’s Department of Early Learning and Care, which provides services for low-income children, Kotek said. “I can tell you that when federal ...

Due to the Executive Order signed by President Trump on January 27, 2025, we have to close all of our Head Start sites and services until further notice. CACS Head Start will inform families if ...

These are real events uncovered in a recent Government Accountability Office report about the Head Start program—a cornerstone of early-childhood education in the United States. Commissioned by ...

Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP/Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images/Martin Schutt/AP Head Start has been something of a sacred cow in Washington since its creation in 1965. The $12.3 billion federal ...

Head Start is an early childhood learning program that’s mostly funded through the federal government - and free for families who qualify. Up until recently, only families who fell below the ...