A new program aimed at making childcare more affordable for middle-income families is set to begin in Missouri next month. JEFFERSON CITY — A new program is set to drop in Missouri in November, with ...

COLUMBIA — Missouri families applying to the state's child care subsidy program will be placed on a waitlist starting March 1. The change is due to the increased number of families who qualify for the ...

Nicci Rexroat, owner of A Place To Grow pre-kindergarten center, has worked in child care for 19 years, and she’s beginning ...

Dr. Toni Sturdivant, the director of early learning at MARC, talks about Missouri's Child Care Works program. With the cost of child care rising higher than some mortgages, Missouri is providing $2.5 ...

The state of Missouri has introduced a pioneering approach to early childhood education costs, promoting a cost-sharing program that lightens the financial load on families. Dubbed 'Missouri Child ...

Legend, 4, left, and Paison, 3, right, look up at an education video while eating a snack on Monday, April 10, 2023, at a child care center in St. Louis. Beginning Sunday, new applicants to Missouri’s ...

For years, Missouri's child care shortage has been more than a family challenge -- it's been a quiet brake on our economy. When parents can't find reliable affordable care, they can't consistently ...

JEFFERSON CITY — A new program is set to drop in Missouri in November, with the goal being to make child care more affordable in the state, as well as keeping people in the workforce. The Missouri ...