The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.

The federal Head Start Program could have their funding cut off due to the ongoing government shutdown. An expert from Virginia Tech says the consequences could be far-reaching.

Federal funds could begin running dry on Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if the government shutdown persists.

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown.

As Congress confronts a possible government shutdown, it's also weighing the Trump administration's willingness to simply halt federal spending — even when it's against the law.

A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.

The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.

head Start prepares preschool aged children for school for families who need extra help. Now, the proposed federal budget for Head Start is 0 dollars, leaving the future in question.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being. The grants are administered by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation and distributed across the country. A spokesperson for HHS said the list contained “outdated and pre-decisional information” but did not deny that some grants could be cut. The grants had been awarded to more than 50 universities, as well as nonprofits and some state and local agencies. Many of them were studying issues like improvements to the Head Start program for low-income children, child care policy and child abuse prevention.

President Donald Trump's administration apparently has backed away from a proposal to eliminate funding for Head Start.

The White House is unveiling President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget, a sweeping framework proposing steep reductions in non-defense domestic spending while increasing expenditures on national security.

A Department of Health and Human Services employee has emailed dozens of people this week, mistakenly including plans to slash research related to child safety net programs.

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding.

A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation’s top health agency, eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap for more mass firings.

Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared with this time last year.

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program.

Leaders of dozens of Head Start preschools said they might need to close temporarily because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants.

As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.

In rural Alaska, the federally funded Head Start preschool program has helped parents earn college degrees.

New River Community Action is helping to bridge the gap in the New River Valley, making preschool available to over 300 kids.

Teachers at Head Start child care centers are paid far less than public school teachers, even though they have similar credentials.

Hollins University students are giving back to the Roanoke community.

A Biden administration plan could increase salaries for hundreds of low-paid early childhood teachers caring for the country’s poorest children.

Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if the government shutdown isn't averted.

From the court to the classroom, Hokies forward John Camden paid visits to New River Community Action Head Start locations in Blacksburg and Christiansburg on Monday.

A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

First Lady of Virginia Pam Northam stopped in Roanoke Friday morning to push early childhood investment on her Back to School tour.

ROANOKE, Va.- - As a former science educator for 12 years and experience with grades K through 5, the First Lady of Virginia says education in important from the very beginning. "To make sure we have nurturing and educational opportunities in those early years makes all the difference," said Pamela Northam. At the Raleigh Court TAP Head Start, she learned Thursday about their approach to helping families through its SwiftStart program. The grant is intended to strengthen the early Childhood Care and Education System. So if we are waiting until children go to kindergarten, we have missed our mark," said Vivien McMahan, director of early learning strategies.