Study shows pandemic's impact on Nebraska child care centers
February 20, 2021 GMT SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — The coronavirus has devastated many types of businesses, and a new study in Nebraska shows just how hard the pandemic has hit child care centers. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald cited a new legislative study that found 231 licensed child care providers across the state have closed permanently since the pandemic began. Hundreds more shuttered temporarily, and more than half of operators said they would close permanently without further government financial assistance. ADVERTISEMENT At Golden Child Development Center in Mitchell, operator JoAnne Gold...
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