Plans for the reporting system call for individual assessments of each of the half-million 4- and 5-year-olds in Head Start in the fall and spring by their more than 30,000 teachers.

If it’s a second-generation Head Start family, I think we failed that family. We wanted to do something audacious.” When they polled nearly 600 parents of Head Start students, they found that ...

A new study on an innovative program in Tulsa, Okla., that links quality Head Start services with job training and parental support shows it's improving the lives of both mothers and their children.

Texas University Launches Online Head Start Training Program. By David Nagel; 06/20/11; Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas is taking its Head Start bachelor's degree completion program online ...

The data shows that mothers with children in Early Head Start are significantly more likely to join the workforce by the time their kids turn three, with a remarkable 15% rise in employment rates.

Head Start is offered and funded through the Department of Health and Human Services, which saw large cuts in the budget proposal. Eliminating the program could close the 1,600 facilities nationwide.

Head Start is an investment in our shared future, one that pays off in stronger schools, more resilient families and a better-prepared generation of young learners. This isn’t about politics, it ...