Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It's working

With pandemic relief money for child care winding down, states are looking for ways to ensure the sector survives so parents can go to work. (skynesher/Getty Images)

With most of the federal government's pandemic relief money for child care now spent, it's up to states to step in with new ideas to solve the many problems plaguing the sector.

A year ago, Kentucky came up with a creative solution that is already paying dividends.