SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump wants to cut all funding for Head Start, a move that would deprive thousands of San Diego County’s most vulnerable children and families of early education ...

To qualify, Head Start families must either have an income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level, be eligible for public assistance, or be experiencing homelessness. More in U.S.

The program, run locally by schools and nonprofit organizations, serves more than 750,000 children nationwide from low-income families, from birth to 5 years old.It also offers dental screenings and ...

It would also eliminate the 19,000 childcare jobs across the state’s 1,200-plus Head Start programs. However, some conservative groups say Head Start has been plagued by financial waste and ...

Gutting Head Start would end services to thousands of San Diego families, cut hundreds of jobs Head Start serves some of the most vulnerable children who live below federal poverty line, ...