friday. >> single mom ashleigh rodriguez goes to school full-time. without this program for her son giovanni, she's not sure how she can juggle classes and child care. >> if they don't make this budget and get it together, we're the ones who are going to suffer, and our children will be the one who are going to, you know, be without food. be without education. >> many of the parents here share rodriguez's concerns saying they are facing tough times ahead if the government shutdown drags on. the kids are too young to understand what's going on. but they do know this place is fun. why do you like it here? >> because it's fun. >> because it's fun? >> yeah. i like the toys. i like to go outside. >> across florida, head start programs serve 32,000 children. quite a few head start centers around the state had the later end date for their federal