Nestled between modern academic buildings, the Head Start center provides free, federally funded child care programs designed to promote school readiness for infants, toddlers and preschoolers from ...

The district's enrollment has been declining, leading to a growing amount of unused space in a number of schools.

Sitting at a blueberry blue table in a Head Start classroom in Pullman, Mich., about an hour south of Grand Rapids, preschool teacher Julie Beck helps a little girl draw a rainbow with crayons. Nearby ...

On Monday, Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock toured classrooms at Savannah’s Head Start facility on May Street, located near the Herbert Kayton Homes where he and his 11 siblings were raised. As he engaged ...

A child waters the plants in the outdoor classroom at Head Start on Santa Barbara's Westside. The program recently unveiled a new outdoor classroom paid for by K-Lite 101.7. Credit: Joshua Molina / ...

The walls of Nneoma Anumadu's new Head Start classroom is decorated with drawings made by students whose names are taped to the carpet at the front of the class. A list on the wall lays out when ...

In a major move affecting early childhood education, the school board approved lease agreements for five Head Start ...

A teacher helps a child with an art project in a rural Head Start classroom. Half of Head Start slots are in rural areas. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

I am a farmer’s daughter who grew up going to Head Start. At age 4, I got to ride the “little bus” to my Head Start classroom and eventually went off to kindergarten with a deep love for learning and ...

SHEBOYGAN – Agnes Kalubi wanted to enroll her daughter Luma in school after discovering she had a speech delay when she was about to turn 3. Born during the pandemic, she didn’t have a lot of ...