The board discussed raising the cost of both breakfast and lunch by 25 cents to help offset rising food expenses and prevent future budget shortfalls.
Organizers on Wednesday described the situation as a "crisis."
The NC Supreme Court tossed a 2022 ruling that let judges order hundreds of millions in school funding, ending a 32-year case.
President Donald Trump's administration had cut off $790 million in grants in a standoff that contributed to university layoffs and the resignation in September of Northwestern president Michael Schill.
Centers across the country serving at least 8,000 families were closed Monday, according to the National Head Start Association.
This includes 55 people in the corporate office in Raleigh.