Jan 28, 2025 · Washington, D.C.–Ten days after the temporary federal payment freeze, dozens of Head Start programs are continuing to face challenges drawing down approved grant funds. Though the cause of the problem is unclear, this has a significant impact on Head Start which relies on steady, predictable access to operating funds in order to keep its doors…

6 days ago · The White House said Head Start programs shouldn’t have been affected by the freeze, and a judge blocked the action amid a legal challenge to the freeze. Still, more than 45 programs serving ...

Feb 4, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start preschools serving thousands of children around the country could be at risk of closing 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.. Administrators around the country last week discovered they were …

Feb 4, 2025 · The National Head Start Association (NHSA) conducted a survey of Head Start grant recipients on February 4, 2025. The survey, which remains open, found that at least 45 grant recipients serving nearly 20,000 children ages zero to five and their families, are experiencing delays in accessing funds.

Jan 28, 2025 · Across the country, staff trying to access Medicaid and Head Start funding through payment websites Tuesday morning were locked out, leaving some scrambling to figure out how they would cover payroll and pay vendors and rent.

Jan 29, 2025 · State Medicaid agencies, federally funded Head Start early education programs and community health centers had been among those cut off from access to the Payment Management Services web...

1 day ago · funding freeze — a policy that stops scheduled payments. Head Start — a federally funded pre-school program for low-income families. WARM-UP QUESTIONS.

5 days ago · Head Start programs in 27 states have felt these sporadic funding freezes, many of them still feeling it. Those serve 20,000 kids and families, the affected programs.

6 days ago · The Trump administration said Head Start was exempt from its broad funding freeze, but funds for many programs are still delayed By Mark Lieberman — February 05, 2025 11 min read

3 days ago · Even after the Trump Administration’s recent federal funding freeze was rescinded, dozens of Head Start programs across the country, including some in Illinois, are reporting ongoing issues ...