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.
Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily
Leaders of dozens of Head Start preschools said they might need to close 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.
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.
Critical childcare programs being impacted by Trump's federal funding freeze
Despite a federal judge blocking the Trump administration's federal funding freeze, critical programs say they cannot access their funds. National Head Start Association Deputy Director Tommy Sheridan joins Katy Tur to share the impact the move is having on childcare programs.
Head Start programs are still unable to access federal money after funding freeze
Dozens of Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to low-income children, have been unable to access previously approved federal funding, putting some programs at risk of having to close their doors in the coming days,
Some Head Start programs still can’t access federal funds a week after Trump freeze memo rescinded
Over 50 Head Start programs around the country still can’t draw down federal funds, more than a week after the Trump administration officially rescinded the freeze on federal grants.
Head Start funding freeze: The panic was the point
Head Start centers in Wisconsin closed their doors after the Trump administration froze funding, throwing families into chaos
How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs
A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been blocked from funding,
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.
Several Wisconsin Head Start programs still struggling to stay open after Trump's federal freeze
Even though the White House clarified that the freeze wouldn't affect Head Start programs and rescinded the order on Jan. 29, several organizations are still unable to access funds due to website glitches and are scrambling to keep their doors open for families who rely on Head Start's free childcare services.
With federal funds frozen, Madison child care center faces 'chaotic' situation
Of the 39 Head Start programs in the state, at least six were still unable to access federal funds as of Thursday.
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Lane County Head Start unlocks funds, but three Oregon counties still in financial limbo
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