Malaya Peterkin and other preschoolers sat in bright blue chairs around a table on a recent afternoon, listening raptly to teacher Rachel Cepeda read a book about butterflies. Afterward, the children ...

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to holistically nurture the educational, health, and socio-emotional welfare of children from low-income backgrounds. These programs are the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An estimated 33,465 Ohio children attended Head Start in the 2023-2024 school year, according to a new report released amid potential federal cuts. The Big Ten Early Learning Alliance ...

A $12.6 million federal grant is helping expand the early childhood program Head Start in Howard County. The Community Action Council of Howard County, the county's Head Start program provider, ...

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 ...

Sophia Rodriguez's husband Dan plays with toy swords with their 4-year-old daughter while he holds their 10-month-old son at home in Chula Vista on March 8, 2022. Earlier that year the couple was ...

Nearly half of early learning providers surveyed said students are more fearful and anxious, having more tantrums, and ...

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 ...

LOWELL — Community Teamwork Inc. announced that it has been forced to furlough, reduce and eliminate staff positions due to the ongoing government shutdown and the resulting suspension of federal ...