Families and staff who rely on the federal preschool program Head Start may have to wait even longer to return to their centers even though the 43-day government shutdown ended Wednesday night.

While most classrooms are open, 140 Head Start programs — some comprising multiple learning centers — are still without ...

In fiscal year 2024, 62 grants were distributed to Ohio, for a total of more than $440 million in funding, data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services showed.

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.

This is not a decision we made lightly," interim Encompass CEO Kim Morrison said in a release. "In light of the extended ...

Senators, led by Gallego, demand answers on Head Start funding delays after a GAO report cites potential Impoundment Act ...

News 8 is learning more about the future of Head Start programming and the changes seen as a result of the government ...

Head Start providers have been unsure about the status of their funding grants since the federal government shutdown.

The Chelan-Douglas Child Services Association, which operates the local Head Start programs, is seeking community support to ...

The move paves the way for a federal contractor to reopen classrooms for more than 200 families who have been without child ...