Parson’s Budget Proposal to Help Address Missouri’s Childcare Needs
January 23, 2023 6:02AM CST
(MISSOURINET) – Governor Mike Parson has rolled out his 50-point-five billion-dollar state budget proposal for the next budget year. He is proposing more than 800-million-dollars to help address Missouri’s childcare needs. More than 78-million would go to providers…
Another 56-million-dollars would help to expand access to pre-K programs in public and charter schools for all low-income children. Under the proposal, about 17-thousand additional Missouri children would have access to early childhood education programs.