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An explanation of why about half our state’s licensed childcare centers have closed during the pandemic.
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Childcare in Iowa appears to be reaching a crisis. Nearly a quarter of the state’s residents are estimated to live in a childcare desert while the annual…
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Many childcare centers across the state have been forced to shut their doors because of COVID-19. For those who are still open, declining enrollment…
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The Iowa House has passed five bills related to increasing access to childcare.Legislators overwhelmingly passed the Republican-sponsored bills on Monday…
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On this edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer and IPR state government reporter Katarina Sostaric talk with Iowa lawmakers about childcare…
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More than two dozen experts, parents and lawmakers gathered in West Des Moines on Friday to discuss issues surrounding childcare in the state.Democratic…
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Jessica Sheridan’s plan was to have her first daughter at the local hospital, five minutes from her house in Iowa Falls. But when she was seven months…
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A new childcare center opening in Keokuk this week will eventually offer space to 110 children. Advocates say the program is a needed step in addressing…
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Parents are finding it increasingly difficult to secure care for their kids following what the Iowa Women's Foundation identifies as a 42 percent decline…
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Iowa’s Department of Human Services says the state’s foster care system has come a long way in helping children in unsafe home situations, but there’s…