child care

Mo. House backs limits on child care rating system

The Associated Press — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:38:04 +0000

The Missouri House has approved a measure intended to block rating systems from being used at child care centers and preschools.

The child care measure passed Tuesday is tied to legislation that also would create a dedicated funding stream for state veterans' homes. Both items have been at the center of a legislative logjam that so far has prevented the state's $24 billion budget from passing.

Mo. child-care cut may hit thousands

The Associated Press — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:24:09 +0000

Thousands of Missouri children could be dropped from state-subsidized child care under a budget plan embraced by a Senate committee.

The Senate Appropriations Committee has backed a cut of about $7 million in federal and state funds that help subsidize child care for low-income working parents. The committee also rejected a $5 million state funding increase that the Department of Social Services deems necessary to maintain the current level of child-care subsidies.

Child-care subsidies reduced in Mo. Senate plan

The Associated Press — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:12:59 +0000

Thousands of low-income parents would see their state child-care subsidies reduced under a budget plan passed by a Missouri Senate committee.

The plan approved Tuesday would reduce monthly child-care subsidies for about 6,600 children while extending benefits to an estimated 570 children whose parents currently earn too much to qualify.