Daycare

A bill nearing the governor’s desk would try to address the childcare shortage in the state through loosened licensing requirements for certain types of daycares.

The Missoula Chamber of Commerce recently unveiled a revealing survey on the costs of childcare, as compared to other major living expenses.

If childcare can cost more than tuition at the University of Montana, and a family has two or more children that require care, they have a crisis that could last many years.

A woman wanted by police in the beating of a Montana daycare owner is now in custody.