Head Start is a federally funded program that provides no cost comprehensive services to pregnant women and children ages birth to 5 and their families who: Meet income eligibility requirements Have ...

Some Head Start programs are struggling to continue services as funding delays hit. The delays come after Trump walked back ...

Many groups that rely on a federal payment portal started experiencing problems accessing funds last week. HHS says ...

Head Start preschools serving thousands of children around the country could be at risk of closing because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week ...

Early Head Start is a comprehensive child development program serving poverty-level pregnant women and families with children aged 0-3. The home visiting program consists of one 1-1/2 hour home visit ...

Some Head Start programs in Washington may be forced to shut down if their access to federal funds isn't restored soon.

deputy director of the of the National Head Start Association. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor “We don’t have enough information. Is it a short-term thing? Is this a glitch? Is it a ...

Families that rely on Head Start, and the workers who staff the classrooms, are waiting to see what impact the new ...

The White House said Head Start should not be affected by the federal freeze, but local programs are scrambling to stay open amid payment glitches.

Wisconsin Head Start programs are still struggling to recover from the federal freeze on grants and loans ordered by President Donald Trump on Jan. 28. As of Thursday, Wisconsin Head Start Association ...