WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 28, 2025, with 105 organizations:

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JOINT STATEMENT: Groups Call on Congress to Protect Head Start, End the Shutdown

Families with young children are feeling the pain of the federal shutdown, and without immediate Congressional act . . .

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