Kansas City-area residents who were bracing to lose access to federally funded child care can breathe a bit easier — at least for now. Amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, the metro’s 17 ...

Action Pact is one of several Head Start agencies affected by the federal government shutdown in Georgia. More than 500 children and their families in southeast Georgia rely on Action Pact for free ...

MOULTRIE – October was “Head Start Awareness Month” and, as the month came to a close, the ongoing government shut-down left many Head Start programs across the nation concerned as to whether they ...

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 ...

WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan spoke Thursday to address the impact of the federal government shutdown on Head Start, the federally funded preschool program that helps thousands of children in ...

The early childhood program Head Start is facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown. Some Head Start educators are already working without pay, ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Head Start held its inaugural fundraiser on Oct. 11 to mark the organization's 60th anniversary. The national Head Start program has been supporting children and ...

Head Start programming for about 60,000 children is at risk if the federal government shutdown continues into November, leaders of the National Head Start Association and its state chapters say. On ...