Missouri Budget Plan Would Cut $51 Million From Child Care Subsidies, Raising Concerns for Working Families and Providers

Missouri’s proposed budget would cut $51 million from child care subsidies, sparking fears of higher costs, reduced access, and financial strain for working families and providers.

Missouri's proposed state budget would cut $51 million from child care subsidies, alarming working families and child care providers who say the change could force parents out of the workforce and destabilize centers that already operate on thin margins.

A substitute budget proposal advanced by the Missouri House Budget Committee keeps in place a $51 million reduction to the state's child care subsidy program as it moves to the full House for debate.