Newly proposed regulations for Head Start programs are intended to reduce costs, increase access, and enable more state and ...

EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration is investing nearly a quarter-billion dollars into the anti-poverty early childhood ...

Several Senate Republicans expressed wariness to USA TODAY about any deregulation of the decadesold, bipartisan program.

The Trump administration’s plan to loosen regulation on Head Start is getting praise from conservatives, but the program’s backers are ready for a legal fight.

A little over a month after the Trump administration debuted its proposal to dramatically reduce Head Start standards, a clearer picture is emerging of what those changes might mean for the 1,600 ...

Tens of thousands of children from low-income families could lose access to education, meals and health care if federal Head Start cash doesn’t resume by Nov. 1 — just as the funding drought stokes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve more than 58,000 of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...

Head Start can and should evolve. But we cannot disregard everything the program has learned, built, and improved over more ...

For decades, Head Start has helped children from struggling families prepare for kindergarten. The Trump administration is ...

The Trump administration wants to slash federal regulations for Head Start, an anti-poverty program that has long been ...

Health and Human Resources officials say the funding will help Head Start programs improve access to nutrient-dense foods, ...