Some Washington Head Start classrooms are preparing to close as the government shutdown continues.

Two Head Start programs that help a combined 275 children in Washington are planning to close on Nov. 1 with thousands more ...

Most Mondays, Shannon Price arrives at school and gets her 17 Head Start preschoolers ready for their morning activities, ...

Education, child care and nutrition services for tens of thousands of young American children will begin to be cut off on ...

The ongoing stalemate over federal government funding​ in Washington is putting an essential safety net for low-income ...

The federal government shutdown is nearing the one-month mark, causing widespread effects for millions of Americans.

Many Head Start programs across the country could be forced to close at the end of this week if the federal government ...

If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, ...

Head Start, a program that provides early education support, could face further disruptions in November if the government is ...

Programs serving the Champlain Valley and Northeast Kingdom will run out of funds by early December, the Vermont Head Start Association said.

Approximately 140 Head Start programs nationwide, serving roughly 65,000 children, will stop receiving federal funding beginning Nov. 1.

As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income ...