Early Progress Found with Cost-Sharing in Missouri
American families continue to struggle to afford child care. In a 2026 national poll conducted on behalf of First Five Years Fund, 80% of voters said working parents’ ability to
American families continue to struggle to afford child care. In a 2026 national poll conducted on behalf of First Five Years Fund, 80% of voters said working parents’ ability to
Child Care Aware of Missouri, in partnership with Kids Win Missouri, helped Etrailer launch the first Missouri Child Care Works Tri-Share program at a St. Charles County business.
Nicci Rexroat, owner of A Place To Grow pre-kindergarten center, has worked in child care for 19 years, and she’s beginning to believe most of Missouri has become a child care de
Hundreds of child care providers, parents and child advocates rallied in the Missouri Capitol Wednesday, a day after the House signed off on $51.5 million in cuts to the state
More than 750 child advocates from across Missouri gathered at the State Capitol on Tuesday for Child Advocacy Day, urging lawmakers to reject a proposed $51 million cut to child c
KSHB 41 News reporter Braden Bates covers parts of Jackson County, Missouri, including Lee’s Summit. Send Braden a story idea by e-mail. A budget proposal in the Missour
Greene County employers can now sign up to be a part of a new childcare pilot program through Community Partnership of the Ozarks. CPO seeks to help find childcare solutions t
For Scarlett Loomas of Sikeston, the logistics of obtaining day care for her children were half the battle. She would drive southeast for 30 minutes each morning to East Prairie in
Missouri Child Care Works is highlighted as an advanced “Tri-Share 2.0” National model in a new report from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, From Pilot to Policy: Lessons
