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 ...

"We can't set a bunch of money aside. I wish we could, I wish we had a secret stash, but we don't," said Kelly Neidel, ...

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 ...

Early education and care providers serving low-income families are requesting a funding boost to support staff wage increases ...

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 ...

The Manhasset-Great Neck EOC was facing the possibility of having to close down it's Head Start program after a glitch left ...

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.