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LOWELL — Head Start is on the federal shutdown chopping block, and a coalition of leaders addressed the dire situation during a press conference Monday calling for an end to the government shutdown ...

Teachers of some of New Jersey's most vulnerable young children could start seeing layoff notices soon if the federal shutdown carries on much longer. That is a serious concern for the head of the New ...

Head Start program will continue to serve working class families after Dec. 1, despite the status of a $7.6 million federal grant being unknown Program serves 469 children in Escambia County. Another ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A northeast Indiana school superintendent on Tuesday said the only thing his Head Start students and staff can do is wait for the federal government to reopen. Fremont Community ...

FARGO — Nearly 500 children in North Dakota could lose access to free education, meals and child care in December if the federal government shutdown continues. Head Start childhood development ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Now nearly a month into the federal government shutdown, families across Ohio will start feeling the greatest impact starting this weekend. Funding will end for several federal ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — In what the organizations call an unprecedent move to respond to the government shutdown, YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Sheltering Arms and Easter Seals of North Georgia worked together to secure ...

Tallahassee's faith-based community has opened its arms to hundreds of kids displaced after the government shutdown resulted in the closure of their free childcare facilities, and pastors are asking ...

Head Start could face further disruptions in November if the government is not reopened, according to the National Head Start Association (NHSA). The federally funded program provides early childhood ...

Pasadena, CA - April 18: Jessica Lepe Rodriguez, center, reads to children in the Early Head Start program at Pacific Clinics Early Head Start Center in Pasadena, Friday, April 18, 2025. Pacific ...