Head Start preschools serve parents, too. Under Trump, advocates fear that will change
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Cassie Reed, center, sits for a photograph with her son Kian Reed, left, and daughter Evie Reed outside their apartment building, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Cassie Reed, center, speaks with her daughter Evie Reed, left, and son Kian Reed at a playground outside their apartment building, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Evie Reed, center, jumps over her brother Kian Reed, left, as her mother Cassie Reed watches outside their apartment building, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Kian Reed, left, his sister Evie Reed, center, and mother Cassie Reed look at a spider under a slide at a playground outside their apartment building, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Members of Congress, parents and national child advocates hold signs and speak about the Trump Administration's proposed changes to the Head Start program at a news conference outside the Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jabin Botsford)
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Cassie Reed, center, sits for a photograph with her son Kian Reed, left, and daughter Evie Reed outside their apartment building, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)