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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an image of young children playing with toys Photo: Getty Images At least some Head Start programs around North Carolina will ...

Even though the government has reopened, Head Start early learning programs across the U.S. are still not fully up and running. While most classrooms are open, 140 Head Start programs — some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care ...

Many of the families that qualify for the federal preschool program also depend on food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP or food stamps. That program ...