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Children listen during storytime at the Ralph Hawley Head Start Center at the YMCA of the East Bay in Emeryville on Dec. 9, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters
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One California Head Start program has closed and three others face imminent closure due to the federal government shutdown, affecting about 1,000 very-low-income children and 270 teachers.
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