Missouri has about 3,000 childcare providers and that’s not even close to meeting the demand. According to a new University of Missouri study, there are nearly three times as many children, aged six or under, than there are childcare openings. The study says 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...
America’s first female county clerk has been inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. A bronze bust of Annie White Baxter of southwest Missouri’s Carthage joins 47 others in the esteemed hall already showcasing journalist Walter Cronkite, radio host Rush...
