Amid a pronounced youth mental health crisis in the United States, Head Start stands out as a crucial model for addressing the needs of vulnerable young children. The United States faces a youth ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Head Start kindergarten readiness program will be looking a bit different this school year. Memphis Shelby County Schools released the program to Porter-Leath. Parents told FOX13 ...

School readiness program prepares young children for kindergarten Children from over 13,500 Escambia County families have been enrolled in Head Start since 1965 Families are also connected with ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Just weeks away from the start of the new school year, Porter-Leath has announced it’s taking the reins of Shelby County’s Head Start services. That means the Memphis Shelby County ...

Head Start program directors and families are deeply concerned over a Trump administration proposal to cut its funding completely. The proposed change would impact more than 20,000 children and ...

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 ...

Local Head Start sites that provide early childhood education, child care and other services are ramping up for the start of a new school year on Aug. 18 despite uncertainty over possible federal ...

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, ...