Second Start teacher Kayla Adair looks at Dakota Evens' design project in her class on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Adair emphasizes letting her students work at their pace in the learning process. GEOFF ...

The federal Head Start program has been a lifesaver for me since I was a toddler. I count my lucky stars that my parents were able to get me into Head Start for early childhood education decades ago.

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, ...

When people think of Head Start programming, images of preschoolers typically come to mind. In reality, while Head Start preschool programming does serve children ages 3-5, there is also Early Head ...

Head Start was founded 60 years ago to help America’s poorest families break the cycle of poverty. Now, it’s one of many federal programs that the Trump administration wants to reduce or cut ...

A number of federal changes to the Office of Head Start this year are having local impacts. The federal Head Start program provides early childhood education and wraparound services to qualifying ...