Many Head Start programs across the country could be forced to close at the end of this week if the federal government shutdown continues, jeopardizing free child care and other services for tens of ...

A federal government shutdown forced the closure of all Head Start sites in the Big Bend region. The closures impact 378 children and 78 staff members, who will not be paid until funding is restored.

Head Start programs have begun to close around the country while the government shutdown extends into its second month. Programs across 15 states and Puerto Rico have either fully or partially closed ...

Preschool children at the L.E.A.P. Head Start Cambridge Valley Center engage in activities. A Head Start teacher congratulates a child during a math lesson in Woodbourne, Sullivan County, in this 2012 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Thousands of Ohio Head Start children – about 3,700 – risk losing services if the federal government shutdown continues through Nov. 1. The impact could mean working parents that rely ...

Head Start teacher Sandra Tanjich starts a spelling lesson at a Families First preschool location in Rochester on Monday. This program is among four statewide facing financial uncertainty as the ...

Out of 48 programs, nine Michigan Head Start grantees awaiting federal funds to keep running their programs on Nov. 1 risk closure if the shutdown continues and funds aren't disbursed. Program ...

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation's neediest children out of preschool.