The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and its Office of Childhood are working with federal officials ...

Missouri has submitted “detailed justification” required to access federal funding owed to almost 2,000 child care providers ...

Mamdani and Ms. Rachel visited the District 2 3K/Pre-K Center on Washington Street where they led a classroom of young ...

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NPR's A Martinez asks Cindy Lehnhoff, director of the National Child Care Association, about the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding to help low-income families pay for child care.

Starting January 1, 2026, employers can receive tax credits for providing child care benefits to their employees, potentially ...

Three-year-olds play at stations while attending pre-K at The Morris Foundation Child Development Center on Sept. 24, 2024. Amanda McCoy [email protected] Local and statewide child care ...

As child care costs soar, many Americans today find themselves paying more for a caregiver than they do for their monthly rent, according to a new analysis. Child care costs for parents with two kids ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

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 ...

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 ...