Head Start child-care centers face pay delays

Some Head Start childcare centers say they can't get federal funds. They're paying staff out of pocket and worried about closing: 'Folks are scared.'
Childcare center employees told BI that they're locked out of their federal grants, leaving them unable to pay staff and other bills.
Head Start child-care centers face pay delays after Trump’s federal funding freeze
Some Head Start programs are struggling to continue services as funding delays hit. The delays come after Trump walked back on an effort to freeze federal grants.
Head Start Providers Missing Money Despite Court Order Blocking Funding Freeze
The Justice Department has said that it told federal agencies to comply with a court's restraining order against the freeze.
Several Wisconsin Head Start programs struggling to stay open after Trump's federal freeze
Wisconsin Head Start programs are still struggling to recover from the federal freeze on grants and loans ordered by President Donald Trump on Jan. 28. Even though the White House clarified that the freeze wouldn't affect Head Start programs and rescinded the order on Jan.
Several Head Start preschools may close after Trump’s team locked federal funding
The problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants.
Apparent glitch cuts off Manhasset/Great Neck Head Start from federal funds
The Manhasset/Great Neck Head Start program will shut down Monday morning if it does not regain federal funding that it has not been able to access since Tuesday in the wake of the short-lived federal freeze,
Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily
Some Head Start preschools around the country could be at risk of closing temporarily because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump's aborted effort to freeze federal grants.
Several Illinois Head Start programs still can't access federal funds and could shut down
Last week, the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants caused chaos for childcare providers. The administration rescinded the order after a judge intervened. But a few Illinois childcare providers still can’t access their federal funds.
Sen. Schumer warns Head Start programs may 'shutter' due to federal funding freeze
But on Wednesday, Senator Schumer called on the United States Department of Health & Human Services to fix the payment system so that the Head Start programs can continue their work. According to Schumer, the freeze may "shutter" Head Start programs or force them to lay off staff.
Local Head Start says funding still frozen
The director of the Fond du Lac Head Start, April Mullins-Datko, tells us their funds are still frozen, and they are only able to fund themselves through the end of this month. If they don’t receive any funding by then, they will have to start cutting their services.
Head Start and other programs still report disruptions after spending freeze supposedly thawed
A week after a federal spending freeze was halted, some early childhood education programs in West Virginia are still having trouble drawing down money.
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