Can’t seem to put the wheels back on the frame I’ve removed both wheels to do some deep cleaning. And even though, I’ve removed the wheels before I would immediately pop them back on without a problem. This time I left them out for a few weeks, and now can’t seem to put them back on. It’s a quick release , but the skewers only screw until a certain point, where the ribbed bit ends which is far less than the necessary to tighten the wheel to the frame.

I don’t think I’m missing any parts, so what basic step am I missing here? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
That's not the correct skewer for the wheel. I think you likely are using the rear skewer in the font wheel. Front hubs are typically 100mm between the drop-outs, rear are 130 or 135mm (or even 145mm on some mountain bikes that have stronger through-axle designs).