Missouri’s struggle is real when it comes to access to childcare and St. Joseph Representative Brenda Shields, is sponsoring a childcare tax credit package to help solve the problem. Alisa Nelson talks to Brenda, who says “We cannot let down the...
Missouri’s lack of daycare options will once again be a hot topic when lawmakers return to Jefferson City for the 2024 legislative session. A survey published two years ago by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says 28% of respondents claim they or someone...
To hear the Show Me Today interview with Wendy Doyle, of United Women’s Empowerment, click below. Since the start of the pandemic, about 400 Missouri childcare providers have closed with no plans to reopen. That’s according to United Women’s Empowerment, a Missouri...
The U.S. Chamber Foundation says one-third of Missouri families report that they or someone in their household left a job, did not take a job, or greatly changed jobs because of problems with childcare in the last 12 months. It says Missouri’s economy loses an...
