Despite repeated attacks on the program, Head Start has a 60-year track record of providing high-quality services that prepare young children for school and set families up for success.

Don’t let them dismantle decades of Head Start access without a fight.

Early childhood educators do critical work in educating the nation’s youngest learners. Recruiting, retaining, and expanding the workforce through investments in their compensation and benefits must be prioritized.

Early childhood educators do critical work in educating the nation’s youngest learners. Recruiting, retaining, and expanding the workforce through investments in their compensation and benefits must b...

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on another Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision...

The Child Care for Working Families Act would make child care more accessible and affordable, promote high-quality care options, and support child care workers.

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As another record-breaking hot summer looms, we need to focus on protecting the people who will be most vulnerable to extreme temperatures, including

The Trump administration is demanding unprecedented power and punishing those who refuse to comply, but civil society acting peacefully with collective courage can build a stronger democracy.

DeMio: Scorching temperatures and cuts to government funding for cooling and ventilation systems are putting children's learning and lives at risk.

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Decades of research illustrate Head Start’s effectiveness and its ability to meet the unique needs of local communities—along with the crucial role it plays in state and local economies.

Decades of research illustrate Head Start’s effectiveness and its ability to meet the unique needs of local communities—along with the crucial role it plays in state and local economies.

To better prepare rural students for postsecondary opportunities, federal and state policymakers must increase rural access to high-quality, rigorous coursework.

In recognition of LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, new analysis from the Center for American Progress’ LGBTQI+ Community Survey shows that in 2024, LGBTQI+ households made just 85 cents for every dol...

In recognition of LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, new analysis from the Center for American Progress’ LGBTQI+ Community Survey shows that in 2024, LGBTQI+ households made just 85 cents for every dol...

DeMio: Scorching temperatures and cuts to government funding for cooling and ventilation systems are putting children's learning and lives at risk.

Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and clean energy tax credits would devastate people in communities that voted for President Donald Trump.

Join us for a conversation with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) as part of CAP’s “What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward” series.

Join First Focus on Children for a briefing demonstrating the effectiveness and strong return on investment of federal early childhood programs. We’ll

On April 11th, families woke to the news that the Trump administration planned to completely eliminate the Head Start program as part of its forthcoming budget proposal to congress.1 Across the countr...

“The childcare sector broadly has long been facing a crisis and a shortage of workers. And immigrant workers are critical to keeping that system running. Both the formal sector and the informal sector...

The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself.

The Abecedarian Project, a decades-long research project that has followed Black children through adulthood, has found that some of the early cognitive benefits for girls lasted longer than they did f...

The issue has taken center stage in the mayor’s race amid soaring costs.

As families still struggle to find and afford child care, lawmakers are looking for solutions - though too often by proposing harmful deregulation policies that risk worsening conditions for educators...

Your voice is needed to expand and sustain federal support for families, children, and our economy

As proponents of private school voucher programs continue to push for expansion, it is important to highlight the harms these programs can have on rural communities.

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts

Join the Center for American Progress for an event about the Trump administration’s serious threats to Head Start, leaving its future in peril and thousands of low-income families in fear of what come...

Growing vaccine hesitancy, driven by misinformation and disinformation, threatens the health of American children and communities.

A new CAP interactive shows the states affected by recent closures of Head Start regional offices, which play a critical role in administering grants and overseeing the delivery of early childhood ser...

Full Committee Hearing on May 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM

A new CAP interactive shows the states affected by recent closures of Head Start regional offices, which play a critical role in administering grants and overseeing the delivery of early childhood ser...

Full Committee Hearing on May 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM

A new CAP interactive shows the states affected by recent closures of Head Start regional offices, which play a critical role in administering grants and overseeing the delivery of early childhood ser...