HHS threats to freeze low-income child care assistance cause confusion, concern in Alabama

By: Olivia McMurrey

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 2,879

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Camille Bennett stands outside one of her two day-care centers in Alabama. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has threatened to freeze funding helping low-income families pay for child care. “Most child-care centers depend on the child-care subsidies, if they're taking in a lot of subsidies, to pay their staff,” she said. “And if it goes away, then they would have to rely on their savings – period. And if they don't …

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