"On Tuesday, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Jim O'Neill said that the agency had frozen all child care payments to Minnesota following the spread of a social media video claiming, with dubious evidence, to have uncovered over $100 million of child care fraud in the state. Later, reports emerged saying that the administration was freezing funding for all states until they can provide supposed verification regarding their child care programs."
"One outlet, Reuters, reported that one official said that no funds had been frozen, however, and that the administration was only initiating probes into fraud in Minnesota. Federal child care subsidies fund care for 1.4 million children across the country, with over half of children receiving subsidies aged less than five years old, according to HHS's Office of Child Care."
The Trump administration reportedly froze federal child care subsidies for Minnesota after a social media video made dubious fraud claims about Somali-run daycares. Reports later indicated that funding for all states was being paused pending verification of child care programs, while Reuters said an official reported no nationwide freeze and only probes in Minnesota. Federal subsidies support care for 1.4 million children, over half under five. The reported pause would intensify existing child care shortages and affordability crises for families already confronting limited access and high costs.
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