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he Trump administration’s funding-freeze frenzy has left thousands of low-income families at risk of losing their childca
re.Several programs that rely on funding from Head Start, a federally-funded childcare and education program for low-income families, aren’t receiving the funds they need to operate following the Office of Management and Budget’s order to freeze federal grants and funds. These programs now face closures and, without them, thousands of working parents could be forced to cut back on work or exit the workforce to care fo
r children.On thin ice. At least 51 childcare programs that rely on Head Start grants have experienced funding