The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally ...

The prohibition forces Head Start to start screening children and families for their immigration status for the first time in ...

Barring undocumented children from the federally funded preschool program could have ripple effects on families, communities, and K-12 schools.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that several federal programs will be off limits to immigrants ...

The federal preschool program also supports infants up to age 3 in home-based child care centers. Funding levels are still in flux under the Trump administration’s proposed year one budget.

I Ran Head Start. It’s Money Well Spent Combating Poverty. There’s proof this children’s education program is worth every taxpayer dollar.

The Head Start program provides free early childhood education and support for low-income families.

In an appearance before a Senate subcommittee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the administration would “emphasize healthy eating in Head Start, and ensure the ...

head Start prepares preschool aged children for school for families who need extra help. Now, the proposed federal budget for Head Start is 0 dollars, leaving the future in question.

Head Start offers free child care and preschool services for about 8,000 kids in West Virginia from low-income families or foster families or even those experiencing homelessness.

After President Donald Trump’s early budget eliminated the Head Start program, advocates led a nationwide lobbying effort to save it.

Head Start staff and advocates launched a nationwide campaign to save the program, which Trump eliminated in his budget draft.