Parents struggle each day to maintain a job while ensuring their children receive proper care and supervision. Data shows that many parents have quit their job because they cannot find a nearby or affordable childcare facility to which they can entrust their child's wellbeing during work hours.
The Oklahoma Senate Finance Committee met Monday and passed several bills that are crucial to reshaping Oklahoma's tax system.
There’s a childcare crunch in Oklahoma, and working families are struggling because of it. Multiple bills in the state legislature aim to get more children in public pre-Ks and provide an oasis for Oklahoma’s childcare desert so more parents can return to the workforce. To get there, it will take a multi-pronged, multi-year approach that supports parents, employers and providers.
Jasmine Stewart is among the 1,430 Oklahomans who operated a daycare out of their home in any given month in 2022. These daycares make up the bulk of Tulsa’s 371 licensed childcare businesses.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed two bills that seek to expand childcare access and keep parents in the workforce.
A bill that seeks to help teachers and school employees remain in the workforce by providing them better access to childcare is making its way through the Oklahoma State Legislature.
Private businesses and public schools in Duncan, Okla., are working together to grow the city's workforce by addressing the lack of affordable, quality childcare.
Two bills that aim to strengthen childcare access and help Oklahoma parents stay in the workforce both overcame their first legislative hurdle.
