Big changes coming to Head Start?

7.16 big changes could be on the horizon for the Head Start early education program for our youngest learners. Good news, Alex Whitler joins us from the Fox 5 newsroom with more on that. Alex, good morning. Yeah, good morning. I want to give you just a little more background about the Head Start program. It was first established in the 19 sixties and its purpose was to serve low income families and combat childhood poverty from birth to five years old. Now the Trump administration wants to make changes to that program and the key part of those changes would include stripping away federal regulations and rules and putting them in the state's hands. Those regulations impact class sizes, teacher to student ratios, education requirements and background checks for staff. Advocates and parents worry taking away federal regulations will result in some Children getting left behind. I'm a single mother and I do depend on childcare daycare. A lot of us are dependent on, you know, any kind of educational assistance that we can get to help raise these kids. It reduces crime. It includes health care, health options, health outcomes, strengths and families and fuels our economy. It's the foundation is like when you build a house, you have to have a strong foundation. That's what we need for the Children to. They have to have a strong foundation in order for them when they go to kindergarten and the middle school, high school and college. The administration insists providers won't have to change a thing if it's working for them. The public will have 60 days, about two months to weigh in on the changes before they go into effect, though, and the new rules could also face legal challenges. Something to watch back. We'll keep an eye on it, Alex. Thank you for that. Well, U. S. Senate