A federal funding freeze ordered by President Trump has been walked back, leaving families scrambling for answers, and services like Washington's Head Start program unable to give them answers.

The White House put in place a sweeping freeze of billions of dollars in federal grants and loans, possibly impact millions of Americans including children.

As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.

The GAO wants Head Start to enhance its oversight standards and fiscal accountability. But if it can’t prove its results are worth $12.3 billion, it may be time to make some cuts — or perhaps simply pass the money down to the states, which are already better equipped for educational oversight.

Dozens of Head Start operators had gathered in Washington for a conference when the news of the funding freeze broke, leaving them feeling “anxious (and) afraid,” said Tommy Sheridan ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump ... Across the country, staff trying to access Medicaid and Head Start funding through payment websites were locked out, leaving some scrambling ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump ... Across the country, staff trying to access Medicaid and Head Start funding through payment websites Tuesday morning were locked out, leaving ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the White House paused ... Staff encountered problems with Medicaid and Head Start payment websites around the country. The administration of President Donald Trump said ...

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Head Start has been something of a sacred cow in Washington since its creation in 1965. The $12.3 billion federal program provides pre-school services to nearly 790,000 low-income children each year.