MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is introducing a bill aimed at keeping Head Start programs operating during the federal shutdown.

"Head Start is more than a safe place for kids to get a jump on learning, it's also a lifeline for working parents who need reliable preschool and childcare," Baldwin said. "While Republicans stonewall on helping us save Americans from higher health care costs and reopen the government, thousands of families who rely on Head Start are being left in the lurch as facilities shutter, children have nowhere to go, and parents weigh missing work or school to care for their kids. My bill would give families certainty that Head Start and the care it provides will continue."

Head Start serves about 750,000 children nationwide.

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