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 ...

Preschool children in teacher Maria Sardina's class play on the playground at Northwest Montana Head Start in Kalispell on Tuesday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Head Start has a historic ...

A long-running program that serves more than 800 children in El Paso County has been operating on emergency reserves for the past week while the federal government shutdown prevents funding. Community ...

Head Start program will continue to serve working class families after Dec. 1, despite the status of a $7.6 million federal grant being unknown Program serves 469 children in Escambia County. Another ...

The federal Head Start program has been a lifesaver for me since I was a toddler. I count my lucky stars that my parents were able to get me into Head Start for early childhood education decades ago.

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 ...

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 ...

MOSES LAKE — Parents and families in Moses Lake who depend on Head Start for childcare are worried they might soon have to find alternative childcare if the government shutdown doesn't end. The Head ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced on Monday that federal funding has been restored for its Head Start Centers, allowing them to reopen on Dec. 9 ...

A federally funded childhood development program in Santa Cruz County is facing an uncertain future after the nonprofit organization operating it pulled out of its multi-year grant last month amid ...