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Shortage of childcare across Colorado Springs impacting growing east side
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (12+ words) Shortage of childcare across Colorado Springs impacting growing east side'KOAA News 5...
A childcare 'desert?' How a shortage of childcare across Colorado Springs impacts the growing east
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (415+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) " High childcare costs and a lack of available facilities are forcing some parents in eastern Colorado Springs to leave the workforce. SherryLynn Boyles, CEO of Joint Initiatives, a nonprofit focused on youth programming in the Pikes…...
New Direct Care Services Calculator eliminates paid hours for personal care tasks for children under 6
2+ mon, 10+ hour ago (450+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) " The state of Colorado is maintaining the maximum paid caregiver hours at 112 hours per week for now, but families with children who have disabilities say they still fear more cuts to essential services. Alicia Folsom, a…...
'It's cheaper to go to college,' childcare costs and shortages are making it tough for Colorado parents
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (439+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) " High childcare costs in Colorado Springs are forcing parents to make difficult financial decisions, with many leaving the workforce entirely because daycare expenses exceed their potential earnings. Amanda Carter found herself in this predicament after having…...
New Mexico becomes first state to offer free child care for all families
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (232+ words) New Mexico is now the first state in the nation to guarantee free child care for all families, regardless of income. The new initiative, which began Nov. 1, is expected to save families about $12,000 per child each year. "Child care is…...
'We haven't been paid in weeks' Colorado Springs daycare closes with just one week's notice
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (489+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) " A Colorado Springs daycare center shut down with little warning this week, leaving dozens of families without childcare and staff members without paychecks. Kid City USA on Dublin Avenue closed its doors with just a week's…...
The end of free childcare in Harrison School District 2: Families face new challenges
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (573+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) " In April, Harrison School District 2 informed families that the district's free before and afterschool childcare program would end in May due to a lack of funding. For many families, including single-parent households, the loss of this…...