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 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
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.
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,
How Trump's funding freeze affected AZ families, community partners who rely on Head Start
When the Trump administration issued an order freezing federal funding last week, many organizations who rely on that funding, including the Arizona Head Start Association, were stunned.
Several Wisconsin Head Start programs still 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 Even though the White House clarified that the freeze wouldn't affect Head Start programs and rescinded the order on Jan.
Kent County Head Start program facing delays from federal funding freeze
Madonna Princer, executive director of Head Start for Kent County, said her program is facing continued delays in accessing federal funding.
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.
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,
Wisconsin head start programs face funding delays, impacting 2,500 children statewide
Four head-start childcare programs in the state have reportedly gone two weeks without receiving federal funding.
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 ...
Manhasset/Great Neck Head Start program will be open Monday, director says
The Manhasset/Great Neck Head Start program will be open Monday, its director said, after a computer glitch that had held up ...