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Today. he gets upset because he loves coming here. >> reporter: this three-year-old suffers from autism. >> slow down. >> reporter: he has been getting regular speech therapy classes from this head start program in bridgeport, connecticut. he is too young to understand political bills and stale mates. all he knows is he can't come back to class. >> it is like they're punishing us. i don't like that. >> gotten a lot of phone calls asking why and what should they do. >> reporter: this program is one of 20 head start programs across the country at risk of closing because they expired the same day...

And it has the longest-lasting battery on the market. for a limited time, get a free car charger with purchase. to locate a store near you, visit greatcall.com. greatcall-- people you can count on. the government shutdown came at the worst possible time for head start daycare programs that rely on federal funds. now the doors of some programs are closed, and as zain asher reports, the children are the ones feeling the impact. >> reporter: at least 20 head start programs lost access when the government shutdown tuesday. we stopped at one in bridgeport, connecticut that closed its doors to 1,0...

Government. every day the government is shutdown, a day of more worry and loss for a lot of folks. some of the real concerns that may affect you -- >> a report by the consulting firm ih global estimates the cost to the economy 300 mfld a day. hundreds of food inspectors from the fda are off the job, although meat, poultry and egg inspections will continue under the department of agriculture. >> the epa is limited now and head start who depend on federal funding are now closing. the longer the shutdown goes on, the more pain follow for a lot of folks. if you woke up knowing you had no child car...

Four of the government shutdown. we are focusing on ways to help you understand what's going on here. almost 800,000 or so nonessential government employees have been furloughed. that doesn't include contractors tied to government agencies who also have been forced out of work. the shutdown costing the economy $300 million a day. that is according to one estimate. and, of course, the shutdown squeeze hitting families with kids in head start programs, as well. centers across the country are now close. going to take a look at this program that has more than a million children enrolled. thank you...

Government shutdown may be easy to say but not easy to experience. over 800,000 furloughed without pay and no guarantee of being recome pensed. children with cancer being prevented each week from clinical trials that could extend and even save their lives. over 3,000 preschool children just this week with nowhere to go because their head start programs have been shut down. but these statistics can seem remote until you put a real face to them. like the faces of sue and eric skog, a military family who could lose their dream home as a result of this shutdown. >> my husband has given too much to...