Head Start teachers, who work with students as young as 18 months, sometimes potty-train the children, teach them to wash their hands, how to eat healthy foods and how to take care of their bodies, ...

In an appearance before a Senate subcommittee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the administration would “emphasize healthy eating in Head Start, and ensure the ...

MADISON -- For 23 years, Head Start in Madison has provided fee-free pre-school and other services to Madison children, including foster children, homeless children, children with diagnosed ...

California Head Start programs are in panic as the Trump administration threatens to cut the program, ending child care for 80,000 low-income families. April 23, 2025 California receives $1.5 ...

Clinton County’s Head Start program is grappling with budget issues that could impact transportation services and other ...

Recently, I traveled from Louisiana to Washington, D.C., to speak with congressional staff about the urgent need to fully fund Head Start. This program serves nearly 19,000 children across our ...

Head Start is the poster child for public spending. The 60-year-old program and its newer offshoot, Early Head Start, currently provide preschool and child care for roughly 800,000 children in low ...

Save the Children Head Start currently leads Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Lauderdale and Tipton Counties, funded to serve 324 children and families. Tennessee ...

For a Black girl born in 1967 in small-town Mississippi, Head Start wasn’t just an educational program — it was the nurturing environment that was crucial to my future success.

Four of Dill's eight available slots are funded through Head Start. This is the federal-to-local program that funds child care and other support for the poorest families in America.

MADISON -- For 23 years, Head Start in Madison has provided fee-free pre-school and other services to Madison children, including foster children, homeless children, children with diagnosed ...