child care providers

The lab at the University of Missouri's College of Education and Human Development announced the launch of RISE-MO.

The program uses cost sharing, where the state, employers and families each pay part of the child care expense.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Childhood began transitioning from subsidy reimbursements based on attendance to prospective enrollment-based payments at the start of fiscal year 2026, which began on July 1. Child care providers are still receiving payments based on attendance while the department works through technical changes.

Across the majority of Missouri, there are at least three times as many children than there are available licensed child care slots.

Education officials previously predicted the payments to child care providers would be caught up by the end of October, but now expect an additional five weeks.

The Columbia private school doesn't discount tuition for its youngest students, but does offer more educational offerings than many daycare centers.

Amanda Coleman is the vice president of early childhood and family development for the Community Partnership of the Ozarks in Springfield. She spoke about some of the challenges guardians face when trying to find childcare in rural Missouri.

A trio of tax credits, along with a funding boost for a subsidy program for low-income children, won a mention in Gov. Mike Parson’s annual State of the State address last week.

DHSS is set to deploy $4.3 million in new funding, approved by the Missouri General Assembly, to enhance the quality and accessibility of health care services for pregnant women and new mothers.

Child care providers in Missouri feel like they don’t have a seat at the table when it comes to laws affecting their livelihood. To fix that, they’re…