Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an image of young children playing with toys Photo: Getty Images At least some Head Start programs around North Carolina will ...

Arabella Miera, an assistant teacher at an Early Head Start program in Pueblo, Colorado, plays with children in this photo from 2021. Head Start programs are funded using an outdated formula that ...

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 ...

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 ...