I Can’t Tell You How Strongly I Feel About Small Rural Schools

Problem-solving is practiced and preached at Bradleyville, a small school district tucked among rolling rural hills in south-central Missouri. When faced with a staffing shortage – due in part to a need for affordable, accessible childcare – the school opened an on-site daycare with subsidized rates.

Child Care Aware of Missouri Welcomes Director of Resource and Referral

Child Care Aware of Missouri (CCAMO) recently hired Kimberly Paige as its Director of Early Childhood Resource and Referral. In this new leadership role, Paige will oversee CCAMO’s statewide child care resource and referral services, strengthening connections among families, child care providers, and community partners. Her work will help ensure that Missourians have access to information and support they need to find and maintain quality child care.