Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on child care costs airing this week on 10/11. Stay tuned on Thursday, July 30 to hear from Nebraska providers about the realities of providing safe care to the state’s children.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Families in Nebraska are facing a child care crisis that begins months before a baby is born, forcing parents to choose between careers and child care — a problem that First Five Nebraska says costs the state’s economy nearly $2 billion every year.
Lincoln state Sen. George Dungan and his wife welcomed a son, Stellan, earlier this year…