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Category: Children’s Issues & Parenting

News about parenting, day care and other forms of child care, foster care and more in Springfield, Mo.

Jennifer Davis operates a licensed in-home child care center in north Springfield.
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

Want to start an in-home day care in Springfield?

by Jackie Rehwald July 28, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

On tour of Springfield schools, task force explores intentional design vs. ‘cafegymatoriums’

by Cory Matteson July 28, 2022October 5, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

Help on the way for frantic parents in new Child Care Connect service

by Cory Matteson July 27, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

Overwhelmed by child care issues? You’re not alone, and there is help in Springfield

by Cory Matteson July 27, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

Desperate parents seek help from strangers amid Springfield’s child care crisis

by Jackie Rehwald and Cory Matteson July 26, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

TIPS: What to look for in a day care or child care center in Springfield

by Cory Matteson July 26, 2022September 22, 2022
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Behind-the-scenes of the CFO’s grantmaking process

Sponsored by Community Foundation of the Ozarks July 26, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

Child care waitlists are crazy long. So why do centers have empty classrooms in Springfield?

by Jackie Rehwald July 25, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

Too big to ignore: Springfield’s child care crisis affects all of us

by Jackie Rehwald July 24, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inChildren's Issues & Parenting

Due to lack of foster homes, 316 Greene County children are being fostered in other parts of the state

by Jackie Rehwald July 21, 2022September 22, 2022

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