Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

Head Start locations across the country are warning that their programs will be imperiled — potentially throwing tens of thousands of preschool children and their families into limbo — if the ...

Head Start programs across the country were providing summer services to young children when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a surprise notice on July 10 saying that, effective ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an image of young children playing with toys Photo: Getty Images At least some Head Start programs around North Carolina will ...

Nikole Killion is a CBS News congressional correspondent based in Washington D.C., who has covered some of the biggest stories on Capitol Hill since 2021. Killion has also served a key role in CBS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal payments for Head Start this year were significantly behind schedule compared with 2024 and that violated the Impoundment ...

Thousands of children have lost access to Head Start programs due to a lack of federal funding while the federal government is shut down. A few Head Start programs did not receive scheduled funding in ...

COSHOCTON, Ohio — Seven Head Start programs across Ohio could close next month as the government shutdown threatens federal funding for early childhood education services, according to the Ohio Head ...

The Trump administration’s expanded ban on immigrants’ access to social services, such as Head Start and Meals on Wheels, could have a “devastating” impact on children of immigrants, including U.S.