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Trump’s new child care subsidy rules compound an already dire situation for providers and families

  • Written by Beth Kania-Gosche, Professor of Education, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Trump’s new child care subsidy rules compound an already dire situation for providers and familiesStudents play with toys in a basin of soapy water at a child care center in New Britain, Conn., in March 2025. Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public via Getty Images

I live in the small city of Rolla, Missouri, where half the child care centers have closed in the past six years. In the past year, my state has lost 1,771 child care slots due to closures.

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