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Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s "South Dakota Focus," will write for
Considering South Dakota’s current historic rate of unemployment, any barrier to workforce participation is a matter of concern to the state’s economic future.
Unregulated family day cares can list themselves on the state's directory, but only a dozen in the whole state have done so.
LEAD — Companies are desperate for employees as the post-pandemic workforce continues to adjust. But when families can’t afford child care costs — or find an option that works for
There’s no silver bullet solution to the child care crisis in South Dakota, but some state lawmakers believe a starting point to changing the broken system starts with improving the existing child care assistance programs through the Department of Social Services.