Child Care Subsidy Program

Hospital leaders say gaps in Missouri's care system can leave young patients waiting for services and placements even after their immediate medical needs have been addressed. Proposed legislation would require state agencies to respond more quickly when children need ongoing care

State colleges and universities face big changes in state funding under the $50.3 billion budget for state operations in the coming fiscal year. The budget also includes $60 million for an expanded private-school voucher program

Missouri child-care providers are beginning to receive delayed federal subsidy payments after the state met new documentation requirements tied to federal funding. Children's advocates say the disruption highlights Missouri’s heavy reliance on federal dollars – renewing calls for more state funding for child care.

Childcare advocates in Missouri are pushing for increased subsidies in the state budget as a critical funding deadline nears.

Advocates see a subsidy rate increase for childhood education and child care signed in June by Gov. Mike Parson is a big win.

Advocates said the groundwork for the office’s launch has been years in the making and will be a chance to transform the early childhood landscape.