Audit questions $37M in child care payments in WA
Washington made an estimated $37 million in questionable child care payments over the course of a year using federal dollars, according to the state auditor’s office.
A report the auditor released this week found weaknesses within the Department of Children, Youth and Families that contributed to frequent overpayments in the previous fiscal year.
The audit comes after months of concerns, largely from conservatives, about abuse of federal child care funding in the state.
The Trump administration and the state of Minnesota have been in a standoff over allegations of widespread fraud there. The federal government has tried to freeze billions of dollars in funding for Minnesota and other Democrat-led states.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/31/audit-questions-37m-in-child-care-payments-in-wa/