"We can't set a bunch of money aside. I wish we could, I wish we had a secret stash, but we don't," said Kelly Neidel, ...

Head Start is one of many preschool programs available to children under 5 in the county, and one of the most desirable because it offers a full day — six and half hours — of instruction.

Leaders of dozens of Head Start preschools said they might need to close temporarily because they remain locked out of their ...

Programs that provide pre-K instruction and day-care services for tens of thousands of children from low-income families cannot secure crucial federal money Congress approved for them months ago ...