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  "path": "/2026/04/27/state-funding-uncertainty-forces-missouri-childcare-centers-to-weigh-their-options/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T10:50:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
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    "childcare",
    "daycare",
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  "textContent": "Nicci Rexroat, owner of A Place To Grow pre-kindergarten center, has worked in child care for 19 years, and she’s beginning to believe most of Missouri has become a child care desert. “You know, I have families calling me every day looking for spots, and we’re full in Jefferson City until August of 2027,” Rexroat […]",
  "title": "State funding uncertainty forces Missouri childcare centers to weigh their options"
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