evidence: Commentary: Head Start saved my family. Project 2025 would end it [...] Now, a group of MAGA extremists have put together a radical policy agenda called Project 2025 that would eliminate the lifeline of Head Start entirely. The result would not only be unspeakably cruel for families like mine who have battled poverty, but it would totally annihilate child care slots in communities already plagued by a lack of affordable child care options — particularly rural and Latino communities. [...] The average cost of child care for toddlers is $12,000 in America. Without Head Start, I would never have been able to afford the high-quality, safe and reliable care my children needed so that I could work full time to support them. I would never have been able to start my own cleaning business, which has grown substantially and allowed me to provide for my daughters the way they deserve. And my daughters — who both love school — would never have been able to get the strong educational foundation they have now if it weren’t for Head Start. The health and success of my family despite all odds is living proof of why Project 2025 is so dangerous.