Head Start plays a vital role in addressing the youth mental health crisis, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for American Progress.

Amid a pronounced youth mental health crisis in the United States, Head Start stands out as a crucial model for addressing ...

Local Head Start sites that provide early childhood education, child care and other services are ramping up for the start of a new school year on Aug. 18 despite uncertainty over possible federal ...

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November 26, 2025 - Come prepare a meal with the fifth and sixth graders of Pacific Elementary, in Davenport, California, where the district attracts students just for the lunch. The Cruz family has ...

School readiness program prepares young children for kindergarten Children from over 13,500 Escambia County families have been enrolled in Head Start since 1965 Families are also connected with ...

About 134 programs could be affected in 41 states and Puerto Rico. Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal ...

Seventeen Head Start providers in Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties will take on the financial risk of operating into November without the guarantee of reimbursement. The federal grants used to pay ...

As the federal government shutdown stretches into a second month, working poor parents suddenly have no child care for their toddlers in Head Start ...