Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

Nov 3, 2025

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.