FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Head Start programs that serving tens of thousands of preschoolers across the nation are facing a federal funding cutoff because of the government shutdown, including local programs.

Head Start helps low-income and special needs preschool children and their families by providing educational, health, nutritional, and other services to help kids get ready for school.

The president and CEO of Brightpoint , a non-profit that runs Head Start programs in northeast Indiana, says if the shutdown continues through Nov. 1, his organization won’t get a new contract that helps fund the program. He says he’s worried about how it will affect families.

“Any disruption to their school year, to their learning process is the biggest issue, and we definitely want to avoid that,

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