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.

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

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.

A federal judge in Louisiana has temporarily stopped a federal vaccine and mask mandate for Head Start programs in 24 states, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Episcopal Services has been awarded the contract to run the Early Head Start program in Duval County, the Administration for Children and Families said. They learned Lutheran Services Florida, the agency that has partnered with Head Start and Early Head Start for five years, will no longer run the Early Head Start services. The LSF spokesperson said they put in a bid for Early Head Start services in Duval County but recently learned they would only get to negotiate a contract for regular Head Start services. Episcopal Services will be taking over after July 24 and services will not be interrupted. Lutheran Services will still keep the Head Start contract.