Heartland Head Start

Heartland Head Start interim executive director Chuck Hartseil said it’s not clear what options they would have to sustain programming if Congress were to approve wiping out funding.

Leaders at a Bloomington-based early childhood program for low-income families say they’ve stabilized the agency and begun rebuilding its reputation in the community after a tumultuous few years. Now they’re waiting to find out if their big federal grant will be renewed by the Trump administration.

Since 2018, the Chicago Bears have give preschool students extra educational experiences in their classrooms, known as Homeroom Huddles.

The new leaders at a Bloomington-based early childhood program for low-income families say they’re focused on increasing enrollment and empowering staff who’ve endured a tumultuous couple of years.

DaWayne Morris recently left his teaching job at Heartland Head Start in Bloomington. He talked to WGLT about why he left, and why he still believes so strongly in the agency's mission.

A Bloomington-based early childhood program for low-income families begins the new school year facing another round of leadership upheaval and under increased federal scrutiny for failing to properly supervise a 5-year-old child.

Kalessa Edgerson was tasked with rebuilding relationships and forging new partnerships for the 58-year-old childcare center in Bloomington.

A dispute between leaders of a federally funded early childhood program for low-income families is nearing a resolution, leading to the resignation of the…

The Bloomington and Normal Human Relations Commissions have announced their Martin Luther King Jr. award winners for the 45th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin…

Heartland Head Start has welcomed some children back into classrooms for the first time since mid-March.The Bloomington-based social service agency…