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October 24, 2023

Virginia

Senator Kaine pushes for affordable child care following alarming Virginia report

On Tuesday, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine released a statement regarding a recent report by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) that found child care is unaffordable for the majority of Virginia families.

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Oklahoma

Cherokee Nation Begins Construction on New Head Start

The Cherokee Nation has begun construction on a new state-of-the-art Head Start facility.

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Texas

Fort Worth Nonprofit’s Expansion Means More Early Childhood Education Services

The Center for Transforming Lives, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit focused on helping women and children disrupt the cycle of poverty, is expanding its services with a $38.5-million building set to open in the city’s southeast area next year.

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Missouri

Lack of Child Care Providers Continues to Be a Crisis in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm as half of the state sits in a child care desert. It’s a top concern for Missouri businesses and a major hurdle for Missouri families: the lack of child care providers and the overall cost of having someone watch their child.

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