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Child Care

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Child Care Crisis Challenges Families, Economy

A 'Totally Stressed Out' Industry

by Mike Sherry

News & Issues

Missouri Legislator Proposes Tax Credits Aimed at Mitigating Child Care ‘Crisis’

Without Help, Child Care Sector is 'Going to Implode'

by Clara Bates, Missouri Independent

News & Issues

Missouri Lawmakers Vow to Expand Child Care Access. Governor’s Speech May Lay Out the Plan

More Than Half of Missourians Live in a 'Child Care Desert'

by Clara Bates, Missouri Independent

News & Issues

Missouri Lawmakers Reconvene Focused on Sports Betting, Teacher Pay, Initiative Petitions

GOP leaders expect early action on bills limiting transgender students’ participation in school sports and banning ‘critical race theory’ in classrooms

by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent

Health

KC Parents Race to Secure COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 5

Just Days After Pediatric Vaccines Were Approved, Clinics See a Two Week Delay in Administering Shots

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

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curiousKC | Waitlists, Closures and Access: Waning Child Care Support Burdens Working Parents

Child Care Was Already Scarce Pre-Pandemic. It Only Got Worse. So What Are City Leaders Doing to Support Working Parents?

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

News & Issues

24/7 Child Care Becoming a Thing in Kansas City

KD Academy Expands to Serve Overnight Workforce

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Masks Pose Challenges for Early Childhood Learning

Child Care Providers Struggle to Balance Safety, Development

by Emily Wolf, The Beacon

News & Issues

Age of Cornonavirus: Nearly Half of US Child Care Centers Say They May Not Survive Pandemic

What About the Kids?

by Mike Sherry

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