KSHB 41 News reporter Braden Bates covers parts of Jackson County, Missouri, including Lee’s Summit. Braden followed up Friday with Lee’s Summit and Raytown daycare providers as they try to find a way to survive a federal funding delay. Send Braden a story idea by e-mail.
A federal freeze on childcare subsidies is forcing Missouri daycare providers to make difficult financial decisions.
Daycares worry about their futures with federal subsidy funding freeze
One provider borrowed money to pay staff salaries and others face closure within weeks if the money is not available.
The funding crisis started after fraud investigations at daycare centers in Minnesota…