Ohio Head Start Association

For 50 years, Alta Care Group has supported children and families across Ohio. As the local Head Start provider, we serve 1,210 children and families across 21 centers and 64 classrooms in Trumbull and Mahoning counties. But the cost of providing those se

Head Start programs across Ohio are getting grant money from the federal government, a boost after turmoil and funding uncertainty since early 2025. Earlier this month, the ...

Proposed federal changes in student-teacher classroom ratios and caps on administrative funding (among other proposed changes) have leaders at Head Start centers like the L...

Berta Velilla, president and CEO of Miami Valley Child Development Centers "It's stories like these - and there are hundreds more - that explain why Im so concerned ...

Julie Stone, executive director of the Ohio Head Start Association, said eliminating the federal standards mentioned in the rule would mean taking away developmental screenings, te...

From health screenings to low adult-child ratios, Head Start

The Department of Health and Human Services said the changes expand parental choice for the program serving thousands of children.

He tested robotic hands on a heart surgery patient and chewed on microgreens in Ohio, but Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. couldn't dodge questions about the Trump administration's more controversial policies.

Kennedy toured Clever Bee Academy on City Park as part of what his department is calling a push on Head Start. The facility received $30,000 for supplemental nutrition and a community garden.

Kennedy visited Clever Bee Academy on City Park Ave.