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.

Federal health researchers, nonprofits and programs for early childhood education reported that their access to federal funds had gone down, raising alarms about access to jobs, health care services,

Don’t let anybody tell you this was some technical glitch,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “They were very purposeful in trying to wreak havoc on our communities."