Child Care Subsidies – Missouri

Missouri cut in child care may hit thousands, By David A. Lieb (AP), April 12, 2012, Southeast Missourian: “Thousands of low-income working parents in Missouri could lose their state-subsidized child care or be forced to pay more out of pocket as a result of a proposed budget cut that would make Missouri’s eligibility standards the most stringent in the nation. The funding cut embraced by the Senate Appropriations Committee could result in a loss of subsidized child care for 3,860 children and reduced state subsidies for an additional 2,330 children, according to figures calculated Wednesday for The Associated Press by the state Department of Social Services…”