Due to the way the payment system works, Head Start centers can typically only be reimbursed for immediate expenses. Some ...

But on Wednesday, Senator Schumer called on the United States Department of Health & Human Services to fix the payment system so that the Head Start programs can continue their work. According to ...

Leaders of dozens of Head Start preschools said they might need to close temporarily because they remain locked out of their ...

Dozens of Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to low-income children, have been unable to access previously approved federal funding, putting some programs at risk of ...

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

Chanda Hillman, who runs a network of Head Start centers in southwestern Michigan, said she would be unable to make payroll without access to the payment website. Her centers serve 600 kids across ...

When the Trump administration issued an order freezing federal funding last week, many organizations who rely on that funding ...

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

The closure was disastrous for families that rely on the Head Start centers, said Bill Walsh, the organization's operations director. "They cannot go to work (or) they have to scramble to find ...