2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (283+ words) Integris Health announces closure of childcare facilities, leaving 355 children displaced and 88 employees jobless. Parents express confusion and frustration over the sudden decision. Cars filled with parents with many questions pulled into the INTEGRIS Health parking lot late Sunday afternoon. Many,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (279+ words) Childcare providers told News 9 on Monday that they are bracing for impact after hearing the Oklahoma Department of Human Services" amended budget request. It"s a more than $50 million decrease from what the director initially requested for fiscal year 2027. In…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (416+ words) Prospective providers spent the morning on Thursday touring the state's planned childcare facility at the Oklahoma State Capitol complex. The tour comes after more than 400 childcare centers statewide have closed since November, when the state's subsidy program was suspended because…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (385+ words) A Spencer day care center is one of dozens on the verge of closing following the Oklahoma Department of Human Services subsidy cuts, according to state childcare providers. Owner of Emmie's Child Development Center, Emma Fields or "Miss Emmie," said…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (282+ words) As the government shutdown continues, paused funding is affecting many federal programs including metro daycares. The child care reduction started about a week ago affecting parents with school-aged children from 6 years old and up. As the government shutdown continues, paused…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (167+ words) Sunday, August 3rd 2025, 8:44 am Starting Monday, teachers in Yukon and Mustang Public Schools will have access to a new childcare center designed specifically for them. The two districts collaborated to open Young Minds Childcare, a center created to help address one…...