Head Start student Montrell Landfair, 4, looks around as he brushes his teeth after breakfast with his classmates during Head Start class at Truman Early Learning Center in Cedar Rapids on Monday.

About 134 programs could be affected in 41 states and Puerto Rico. Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal ...

More than 65,000 Head Start children and their families are at risk of losing access to critical services if the ongoing federal government shutdown persists, according to a statement released by the ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A federal funding freeze could shut down early learning programs serving 294 children in Scott, Clinton and Muscatine counties by Oct. 31. The Family Enrichment Center in ...

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 ...

As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, early childhood education programs in Chicago that rely on federal funding are feeling the ripple effects and bracing for potential ...

Beginning Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children will be at risk of losing access to Head Start, the federal early-learning program for low-income families. That's because federal funding for individual ...

Due to the government shutdown, Head Start, the iconic program designed to help children from low-income households improve school readiness, is now among the many federally funded services that have ...

Head Start programming for about 60,000 children is at risk if the federal government shutdown continues into November, leaders of the National Head Start Association and its state chapters say. On ...

Kids enjoying playground fun and making new friends at Woodland Early Learning Center, in a provided photo. Caleb Kemboi / Educational Opportunities for Children and Families The families of 186 ...

FARGO — Nearly 500 children in North Dakota could lose access to free education, meals and child care in December if the federal government shutdown continues. Head Start childhood development ...

She’s only 3 years old, but that didn’t stop Sofia Quiroz from enjoying a day out after traveling from Chicago Heights to the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn. The free visit was made possible thanks to ...