Kailie Crews leads a music activity at Peapod Learning Center in Springfield, which participates in the state’s childcare subsidy program. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education indicated it will not pay providers based on enrollment as previously planned (photo submitted).
One in five Missouri children eligible for state-paid childcare services isn’t receiving help because there isn’t enough money in the state budget.
There are 7,389 children on the waiting list to be enrolled in the state’s childcare subsidy program, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education told The Independent on Friday…