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Local generosity has made the holiday season brighter for families served by the Erdman Early Learning Center’s Head Start ...

Head Start is celebrating its 60th year, but the program has faced funding disruptions, a federal government shutdown and ...

Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied. That's ...

Even though the government has reopened, Head Start early learning programs across the U.S. are still not fully up and running. While most classrooms are open, 140 Head Start programs — some ...

A classroom sits empty at La Familia Center in Dundee, It's one of several early learning locations operated by the East Coast Migrant Head Start Project. Federal lawmakers reached a deal to reopen ...

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Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Along with SNAP benefits, other federally funded programs have been impacted by the government shutdown. One of the programs is Head Start. It's designed to help low-income families ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Millions of Americans continue to feel the effects of the ongoing government shutdown, including tens of thousands of low-income families who rely on Head Start, a federally ...