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 ...

Head Start programming for about 60,000 children is at risk if the federal government shutdown continues into November, leaders of the National Head Start Association and its state chapters say. On ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Head Start & Early Learning Programs (HS&ELP) marked 60 years of service with preschool graduation ceremonies this week and received special ...

This story was amended to update information from the Associated Press. Video: Parents and a Head Start teacher express concern about potential budget cuts to the program. Head Start supporters were ...