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.

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 ...

Head Start teacher Sasha Fair helps two preschool children with a science experiment. TROY, Ohio — For almost as long as she’s been a mother, Sara Laughlin has known where she could turn for help in ...

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 ...