Child Care Aware of West Central Arkansas has partnered with Difference Makers of Hot Springs and Diamonds in the Rough to ...

she questioned. Brooks’ struggle is not unique. According to Child Care Aware of America, the average annual cost of infant care in the U.S. is around $12,000, and in some states, child care can ...

Other states, including Nevada and Oklahoma, have increased copayments for parents or have said they will serve fewer children, according to the advocacy group Child Care Aware of America.

Child Care Aware reports that Shawnee County currently has 283 licensed child care facilities, which is down from previous years. The desired capacity of those facilities meets only 47% of the ...