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How one parent is navigating her local Head Start closure during the government shutdown

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM MST
Amy Phillips lives in Portsmouth, Ohio. Pictured are 7-year-old Yazmin and 3-year-old Dadien, both who have benefitted from Head Start. Dadien's classroom is currently closed and he usually gets speech therapy and occupational therapy services there. (Courtesy of Amy Phillips)
Courtesy of Amy Phillips
Amy Phillips lives in Portsmouth, Ohio. Pictured are 7-year-old Yazmin and 3-year-old Dadien, both who have benefitted from Head Start. Dadien's classroom is currently closed and he usually gets speech therapy and occupational therapy services there. (Courtesy of Amy Phillips)

Here & Now‘s Deborah Becker speaks with Amy Phillips, a mother from Ohio who relies on Head Start for early learning and care for her son.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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