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.

Some providers of pre-K and child care have waited more than a week for federal reimbursements that typically arrive in 24 hours.

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.

Over 50 Head Start programs around the country still can’t draw down federal funds, more than a week after the Trump administration officially rescinded the freeze on federal grants.

Head Start centers in Wisconsin closed their doors after the Trump administration froze funding, throwing families into chaos

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order to freeze federal grants and loans, Head Start programs across the country haven’t been able to access funds, even though a judge ordered that the grants be made available.

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,

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.

Last week, the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants caused chaos for childcare providers. The administration rescinded the order after a judge intervened. But a few Illinois childcare providers still can’t access their federal funds.

Some Head Start preschools in Pennsylvania and across the country are finding themselves in financial limbo — still unable to access their federal funding in a delay that providers say could put child care at risk.