Head Start Programs Begin Closing in California Due to Shutdown

Head Start programs begin closing in California due to shutdown

One California Head Start program has closed, with three more facing imminent closure. About 83,000 children statewide are enrolled.

Head Start child care program for low-income families closes temporarily due to government shutdown

A federally funded Head Start child care program run by Encompass Community Services has temporarily closed due to the ongoing government shutdown, leaving 250 children without care and 91 staff members out of work. Encompass partnered with Pajaro Valley Unified School District to offer limited temporary placements while awaiting the program’s reopening. The post Head Start child care program for low-income families closes temporarily due to gov…

Government shutdown chokes off funding to Head Start

Rachel Cepeda read to children at the Sharon Neese Early Learning Center in Sacramento Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025. Credit: Randall Benton / EdSource  This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. Four Head Start programs serving nearly 1,000 of California’s most vulnerable children will not receive their annual federal funding on Saturday because of the U.S. government shutdown. One of the programs has alread…