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Missouri child care subsidy waitlist grows 60% in a week
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (280+ words) Increasing clouds. Lows in the middle 40s.. COLUMBIA " The waitlist for Missouri families who have applied to receive child care subsidies has grown by over 60% in the last week, according to data the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education provided to…...
Missouri House bill proposes tax credits for child care
2+ week, 1+ day ago (352+ words) Cloudy, a few thunderstorms possible. Lows in the lower 40s.. The Boone County Office of Emergency Management will partici" MoDOT will begin the Columbia to Rocheport section of the I-" JEFFERSON CITY" A bill moving through the Missouri State house could soon…...
Missouri receives delayed federal child care subsidy funds
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (450+ words) A federal requirement to justify funding caused delays that affected more than half of Missouri child care providers. COLUMBIA " The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Office of Childhood announced Tuesday that the state has received delayed federal child…...
Child care center for Boone County public safety workers hopes to help family come first
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (368+ words) Boone County is constructing its first child care center exclusively for first responders. COLUMBIA " Construction is underway on Boone County's first child care center built exclusively for first responders. The 10,000-square-foot facility will feature multiple classrooms, indoor and outdoor play…...
Missouri making changes to child care that aim to improve affordability
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said child care licensing requirements will be streamlined. JEFFERSON CITY " Gov. Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Tuesday that child care licensing requirements will be streamlined…...
Gov. Kehoe releases report announcing changes to child care licensing rules
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) Gov. Kehoe and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announce the release of executive order 25-15 implementation report." The report means that child care licensing requirements will be changed and there will be updates to the system, according to a…...