Local Providers: Current Child Care System No Longer Sustainable

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The U.S. child care industry is at the point of market failure, a representative of Kansas’ Child Care Aware program told a group of Hays Chamber members Friday.

Child care costs more to provide than families can afford to pay, said Jennifer Burgardt, community outreach and engagement coordinator at Child Care Aware of Kansas.

Read the full article from the Hays Post:

https://hayspost.com/posts/63e5a97b-6312-4d82-b0e4-a4122df76646

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