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Child care : article

Beat the back-to-school stress

Prepare your child for school with routines, checklists, and stress-reducing strategies. Build excitement and confidence for the new school year.

Child care gaps cost Missouri $1.15 billion per year, research finds

Child care shortages cost Missouri $1.15 billion annually through lost tax revenue, absenteeism, and limited workforce participation.

Child care gaps cost Missouri $869 million annually, MU Extension research finds

Child care shortages cost Missouri $869 million annually, straining businesses, tax revenue, and families while limiting workforce growth.

Heatstroke can kill quickly in hot cars

COLUMBIA, Mo. – When the news has another tragic story about a child accidentally left in a hot car, parents might believe they could never make a mistake like that.

Missouri faces a child care crisis

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri is in a child care crisis. Like broadband, child care is at the heart of so much that affects a family’s livelihood and opportunities. Just as MU Extension has worked to improve statewide broadband access, we’re addressing Missouri’s child care crisis, too.

Tackling the child care challenge

In the Lake of the Ozarks region, there is a shortage of accessible, affordable and high-quality child care. To address this concern, local leaders, educators, employers and residents are invited to Crisis to Collaboration: Tackling the Childcare Challenge, a public panel and workshop on Nov. 12.

Talking smoke detectors wake sleeping children better than shrill, beeping alarm

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The piercing 85-decibel alarm from smoke detectors will wake most adults with a start, but small children might sleep right through them.That’s why parents might want to consider an alarm that talks to their children in case of a fire, said Karen Funkenbusch, a University of…

Warrensburg Adventure Club provides stability, support and a sense of belonging

Warrensburg R6 Adventure Club provides children with stability, support, and a sense of belonging through holistic development and community engagement.
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