Head Start, Trump

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.
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.
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 Even though the White House clarified that the freeze wouldn't affect Head Start programs and rescinded the order on Jan.
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.
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.
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.
Some Head Start programs still can't access federal funds in wake of Trump order
Some California programs still have not been able to access their payments, Cottrill said. She also said she has not been able to reach the Office of Head Start, which sits under the Department of Health and Human Services, for guidance.
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.
Head Start funding holds persist for some programs in Wisconsin
At least five Wisconsin Head Start child care programs for low-income families have reported that they’re still unable to collect federal funds to cover their routine costs in the last two weeks. On Thursday,
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.
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.
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