Head Start

In this picture there are three stacks of blue chairs meant for children in an empty daycare room. Above the stacks of chairs there are two shelves on the wall with different toys and snacks. On the right of the chairs there's a wooden bookcase. There's a window on the right framed with blue curtains. On the floor in the foreground there's a rug with different blocks of color.

‘Cutting into the bone’: Texas child care could suffer under looming Head Start cuts, advocates say

The White House is expected to unveil a budget proposal that will, reportedly, aim to eliminate Head Start. The federally-funded program is designed to promote school readiness among young children from low-income families and serves more than 65,000 kids across Texas.

The LVTRise Community Center at 8201 Calmont Ave. provides services to the low-income Las Vegas Trail community in west Fort Worth.

Government

Fort Worth City Council approves funding for new child care center in Las Vegas Trail

Rachel Behrndt | Fort Worth Report

Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved funding for the first of four new Tarrant County child care centers Tuesday.

Federal transit officials join children and leaders of National Head Start Association to cut a ribbon signifying the beginning of a new transit initiative.

News

Interactive map shows many Head Start programs aren't accessible by public transit

Pablo Arauz Peña

More than a third of Head Start locations in Texas aren't near any public transit, leaving many low-income Texas families struggling to get to needed child care services.

Education

Head Start Families 'Try To Find That Balance' As Centers Close Indefinitely

Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom

Kim Jermany is a full-time doctoral student and works as a part-time teaching assistant. She also has two kids, a five and 11-year-old. Now that all of…