Nebraska
Working families in Nebraska need accessible, affordable, quality child care and early learning opportunities for their children.
Currently, federal and state early learning programs reach thousands of young children and their families in Nebraska. But too many working families in Nebraska are missing out. As a direct result of child care issues, the Nebraska economy loses millions of dollars each year in the form of lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.
There are 158k children ages 5 and under in Nebraska
72% of these children have all available parents in the workforce
The typical annual cost of child care in Nebraska is around $10,000
The Child Care and Development Block Grant only reaches 9% of eligible families. This federal program helps low-income parents afford child care
Nebraska’s economy loses $781M annually due to child care challenges
Nebraska: In the Headlines
Farmers concerned about lack of rural child care providers
NTV | November 20, 2023
Nebraska farm leaders come together with a focus on growing the state through agriculture and that extends to issues off the farm like a shortage of child care providers in rural areas.
Child care centers fear increase in demand for care as waitlists remain long
KETV | December 8, 2023
Child care centers fear an increase in demand for services as they continue to face staffing issues.
Covering child care costs for daycare workers could fix Nebraska’s provider shortage, senator says
AP News | January 26, 2024
More than 91% of Nebraska’s 93 counties don’t have enough child care spots to meet demand, and at least 10 counties have no child care provider at all.
Nebraska Resources & News
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