Atlanta News FirstATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Thousands of Georgia families could soon lose the childcare and early education they rely on as the federal government shutdown drags on.
Funding for Head Start programs — which serve infants, toddlers and preschoolers from low-income families — is expected to run out after Friday. Georgia is the most at-risk state in the nation, according to state early education advocates.
Inside a YMCA classroom in metro Atlanta, young children, six months to 4-years-old, spend their days learning, laughing and eating meals provided through federal funds.
Heather Morris, who lives in Madison County, said her family is already feeling the strain. She teaches at Easterseals, one of the local Head Start providers, while two of her children are enrolled in the program.
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