| Source | block-club-chicago |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Jan. 23, 2026, 10 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Jan. 23, 2026, 10 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/how-trumps-1-billion-federal-aid-freeze-could-impact-child-care-in-chicago-the-kids-suffer/ |
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CHICAGO — The budget at The Mary Crane Center, a Chicago-based day care, has
always been tight.
But a [ freeze ][78] on Illinois’ access to $1 billion of federal funding for
childcare and family assistance has put the center’s ability to stay open in
jeopardy, according to teacher Alice Dryden
“We...