Ten days after the state budget stalemate ended $3 billion in overdue money has now been paid out to schools, agencies and more.
Even though they have the cash, some agencies are still struggling to recover from the impact of the impasse.
Employees at Children's Palace Day Care in Susquehanna County no longer worry about their jobs.
Parents of the children there don't have to question every day if the place near Great Bend will close.
Those were the fears during Pennsylvania's three month budget battle. Finally the state money is there.
"We were told it would take three months for all the paperwork, for the money to go through and get through all all the different agencies before it got to us," said Lynette Ryman of Children's Palace Day Care.
The state rushed the payments that were already three months overdue. It's a huge relief because the day care relies on the state for nearly 60 percent of its budget.
"Hasn't been easy. You have a lot of concerned parents and as an employee here as well you question every day if you're going to have a job, how it's going to work out in the end," said Sara Verboys of Children's Palace.
Even though there is relief that the state money has come through, the impact from the budget impasse isn't over.
"We'll never recoup from what we lost," Ryman added. With no state money, she needed her mother to put up her house just to get a loan. "If it wasn't for that we wouldn't be open today. I had to rely on mom. Thanks mom!"
Now, the day care has to pay that loan back with hundreds of dollars in interest.
"The interest that she had to pay. There's no help from the government for that, so that's another loss we'll have to incur," Ryman said.
The place also lost 19 children due to state programs that were put on hold. Most of them haven't come back; lasting impacts of a state budget that was 101 days late.
Even though they have the cash, some agencies are still struggling to recover from the impact of the impasse.
Employees at Children's Palace Day Care in Susquehanna County no longer worry about their jobs.
Parents of the children there don't have to question every day if the place near Great Bend will close.
Those were the fears during Pennsylvania's three month budget battle. Finally the state money is there.
"We were told it would take three months for all the paperwork, for the money to go through and get through all all the different agencies before it got to us," said Lynette Ryman of Children's Palace Day Care.
The state rushed the payments that were already three months overdue. It's a huge relief because the day care relies on the state for nearly 60 percent of its budget.
"Hasn't been easy. You have a lot of concerned parents and as an employee here as well you question every day if you're going to have a job, how it's going to work out in the end," said Sara Verboys of Children's Palace.
Even though there is relief that the state money has come through, the impact from the budget impasse isn't over.
"We'll never recoup from what we lost," Ryman added. With no state money, she needed her mother to put up her house just to get a loan. "If it wasn't for that we wouldn't be open today. I had to rely on mom. Thanks mom!"
Now, the day care has to pay that loan back with hundreds of dollars in interest.
"The interest that she had to pay. There's no help from the government for that, so that's another loss we'll have to incur," Ryman said.
The place also lost 19 children due to state programs that were put on hold. Most of them haven't come back; lasting impacts of a state budget that was 101 days late.
