Single moms forced to quit jobs as child care funding vanishes overnight due to Trump

Child care funding cuts said to hurt Colorado economy, families

by Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline
January 13, 2026

Without access to federal child care assistance, single mother Robbie Basham would have to leave her job to care for her son full-time.

“His quality of life would go down because I wouldn’t be able to pay for what we need to live,” Basham said.

A funding freeze on federal safety-net programs that support low-income families and their children will harm all families who seek child care in the state...