Child care providers fear federal funding freezes could impact programming
JOB STATUS. SHE'S EXPECTED TO
MAKE HER FIRST COURT
APPEARANCE TOMORROW.
>> FOR YEARS WE'VE REPORTED ON
CHALLENGES IN THE CHILDCARE
INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
NOW SOME DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS
SAY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S
PLANS TO CUT FUNDING FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD CARE, BUT THAT IT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
PROGRAMS LIKE HEAD START COULD
MAKE THINGS WORSE. THE BUREAU'S
HEIDI KIRK SHOWS US WHY IT'S
MAKING SOME CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
NERVOUS IN LEE COUNTY.
>> WITHOUT A CARGO, NONE OF
THIS WOULD EXIST. EVEN SERVE IN
THIS SEPT THE TRIAL OF THE
REGION SINCE 1996 WANDA'S
LITTLE HAND SERVED. 85 CHILDREN
OFFERING AFFORDABLE EARLY
CHILDCARE TO FAMILIES. CARGO
SAYS SHE RELIES ON STATE IN
FEDERAL FUNDING TO MAKE HER
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE THEN ABLE TO
COMMIT ONE OF THEM IS A SHOO-IN
AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FUNDING IS
SUSTAINABILITY. YOU KNOW, IS
GREAT. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU
KNOW, SAY AGAIN, THE CHALLENGE
WOULD BE YES UP. HE DIDN'T HAVE
THAT NEW YEAR. PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP IS FROZEN. SOME FUNDS
THAT HELP CHILD CARE SERVICES.
THE NATIONAL HEAD START
ASSOCIATION HAS REPORTED A
GROWING NUMBER OF GRANT
RECIPIENTS HAVE REPORTED DELAYS
IN ACCESSING GRANT FUNDING
SINCE THAT FUNDING FREEZE WAS
ANNOUNCED IN THE SECOND WEEK OF
THE ADMINISTRATION TO DATE
AROUND TABLE MCCARGO SAT DOWN
WITH CONGRESSWOMAN DEBORAH ROSS
WHO SAYS SHE'S HEARD ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF THAT. I'VE HEARD
PARTICULARLY.
>> FROM HEAD START ALL THAT
THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE
IS BEING ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET
AND THEN ALSO THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES THAT DEALS WITH EARLY
CHILDHOOD CENTERS. WE'VE HAD
CENTERS THAT HAVE, QUOTE FOR
THE PARENTS WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THESE PROGRAMS. IT'S HARD
TO IMAGINE EXISTING WITHOUT
THEM. I WORK A FULL-TIME JOB,
BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE
ABLE TO AFFORD PAYING FOR CHILD
CARE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO GO
AND HAD WORD IF IT WASN'T FOR
THIS PROGRAMS FOR KAREN
RODRIGUEZ, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE, BUT ALSO
FINDING A QUALITY OPTION.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN
FOR THESE EDUCATORS AND
FAMILIES. HEIDI KIRK, WRAL,
NEWS, WAKE COUNTY.
>> WE ASKED HOUSE SPEAKER
DESTIN HALL ABOUT SOME OF THE
CONCERNS REGARDING FUNDING FOR
CHILD CARE.
>> HE SAYS LAWMAKERS ARE
WATCHING THE FEDERAL ISSUES
CLOSELY AND ARE OPEN TO
DISCUSSING IDEAS ON LOWERING