New Mexico officials say Heads Start programs in the state are stable for now. (Photo courtesy of the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department) New Mexico officials say Head Start ...

Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1. About 134 programs across 41 ...

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 ...

Malaya Peterkin and other preschoolers sat in bright blue chairs around a table on a recent afternoon, listening raptly to teacher Rachel Cepeda read a book about butterflies. Afterward, the children ...

WASHINGTON -- Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In Head Start classrooms across the Kansas City metro, the rhythm of early learning is at a stalemate as money that was supposed to arrive on November 1 hasn’t come yet. Due to the ...