FACT!
Project 2025, if implemented under a Trump presidency, would eliminate Head Start, a federal program that has helped 38 million children by supporting early childhood care for low-income families.
Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has had numerous positive outcomes for its participants. Children enrolled in Head Start programs are more likely to:
- graduate from high school and attend college
- have improved social, emotional, and behavioral development
- are better prepared to be parents themselves than similar children who do not attend the program
- have significantly fewer child welfare encounters related to sexual or physical abuse between the ages of 5 and 9 than those who don’t attend
Rural communities, which are known to be child care deserts, could be especially hard-hit. A study from 2018 shows that Head Start programs accounted for 20-60% of child care centers in rural counties in 10 states, and even higher numbers in frontier counties.
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Sources: American Progress, NHSA, 13 News Now, US Dept HHS
