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Childcare centers across Missouri grapple with staff retention issues " Missouri Independent
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (721+ words) A school playground in Jefferson County (Ryleigh Hindle/Missouri Business Alert) As more discussions about supplying adequate, affordable childcare are had across the state, childcare centers continue to struggle with staff retention. Beth Ann Lang, deputy chief executive officer of…...
Attempts to restore child care subsidy funding thwarted in the Missouri House " Missouri Independent
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1167+ words) State Rep. Betsy Fogle of Springfield, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, speaks on a capital improvements bill during special session in June 2025 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The Missouri House rejected attempts by Democrats on Tuesday to restore $51. 5 million…...
Missouri child care subsidy cuts could hit foster kids, low-income families hardest " Missouri Independent
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1156+ words) State Rep. Dirk Deaton, a Republican from Seneca, presents legislation to a House committee on Sept. 4, 2025 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). Every child who starts at Lemay Child and Family Center in St. Louis County receives a developmental screening during…...