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Local Daycares and Parents Feeling the Pressure After Federal Childcare Funds Frozen

On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told KOMO News she has no plans to investigate local daycare fraud allegations, replying `No` when asked if city offices would follow up.
A YouTuber's video by Nick Shirley alleging widespread child care fraud in Minnesota spread politically, while on New Year's Day Wilson posted on X, `I stand with the Somali childcare providers.`
HHS froze approximately $185 million in federal child care funding, while U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner called on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for a program-integrity review.
In a Wednesday post on X, Jim Walsh criticized Wilson, calling her remarks `stupid` without quoting her directly.
The Center Square sought comment from Mayor Katie Wilson's office and received no response to email or voicemail inquiries.

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Local daycares and parents feeling the pressure after federal childcare funds frozen

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