US EditionTrump Administration Freezes Child Care Funds to Illinois over Fraud Concerns
The Trump Administration halted $10 billion in child care funds to five Democratic-led states over alleged fraud, impacting over 152,000 children in Illinois alone, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Trump Administration froze about $10 billion across California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York, with letters late Tuesday halting Child Care and Development Block Grant, Social Services Block Grant and TANF funds.
- HHS cited ongoing investigations into alleged fraud in Minnesota day care centers run by people with family roots in Somalia, while a White House budget office official said states were "pouring money out" to ineligible people.
- Illinois' CCAP serves around 100,000 families and more than 152,000 children, funded partly by the CCDBG, while SSBG and TANF support 275 organizations and thousands of providers.
- Child-Care providers in Chicago warned they might cut staff or lose families if funding delays continue, as Illinois Action for Children said the impact would be immediate and harmful.
- Several states reported they received no guidance or detailed evidence from the administration, and critics including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said the move looks political; NBC News has not independently verified the claims.
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White House child care funding freeze opens door to affordability attacks
Democrats quickly slammed the Donald Trump White House’s recent decision to cut $10 billion in funds for child care and social services across five states as a “vindictive” effort to harm families struggling financially. The announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services to cancel funding in California, New York, Illinois, Colorado, and Minnesota — all led by Democrats — follows the social services fraud scandal in Minnesota that sp…
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Federal freeze of $1B for Illinois sows fear among child care providers, parents, draws backlash from state leaders
Small Stride Academy has been caring for children in the Beverly neighborhood for about 40 years, but the day care center and preschool isn’t sure how it will keep its doors open if subsidies that help families afford child care in Illinois are cut. More than half of the day care’s children benefit from subsidies from the Child Care Assistance Program, said center administrator Lisa Griffin. That program is partly funded by federal dollars that …
Illinois Officials React After Trump Administration Freezes Childcare Funding
Governor Pritzker Blasts Trump’s Partisan Freeze to Crucial Child Care and Family Assistance ProgramsApproximately 152,000 children in Illinois are served through the Child Care Assistance Program that the Trump administration is attacking.CHICAGO – Today, the Trump Administration and Department of Health and Human Services announced the freezing of $10 billion in federal funds, including approximately $1 billion for Illinois, for social service…
State leaders slam $10 billion child care freeze, promise action – Center Square
“Rather than making it more affordable for families, Trump is stripping away child care from those just trying to go to work,” Gov. JB Pritzker wrote on social media. “It’s wrong and cruel – we’ll take every step possible to defend Illinoisians.”
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