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  • Twice as special: Alicia Lopez Child Care receives two awards in one week

    The Columbus Telegram (06/03/23)

  • ‘Your Wallet’: Child care in Nebraska often costs more than college tuition

    KLKN (05/29/23)

  • Child care services spotlighted as key to reversing Nebraska workforce shortage

    Nebraska Examiner (05/18/23)

  • Norfolkan helping shepherd new ideas on how to address child care shortage issue

    Norfolk Daily News (05/15/23)

  • Ainsworth nonprofit building child development center to help with childcare shortage

    The North Platte Telegraph (05/14/23)

  • Little Vikings Daycare helps families in Bertrand by addressing childcare shortage

    KHGI Nebraska TV (05/10/23)

  • Schmidt honored by Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative with Early Childhood Champion Award

    Sandhills Express (05/09/23)

  • Solution to daycare shortage requires many components

    Norfolk Daily News (05/06/23)

  • Early childcare education center adjusts to worker shortage, cuts operations

    WOWT (05/04/23)

  • Nebraskans are experiencing a child care crisis and want it fixed now

    Nebraska Examiner (03/30/23)

  • Community Family Events Planned Next Week

    Gothenburg Leader (03/29/23)

  • ‘Kids Can’ makes $11 million move, but concern looms for broader statewide child care needs

    Nebraska Examiner (03/27/23)

  • Town hall, survey on child care crisis call for awareness

    Norfolk Daily News (03/24/23)

  • Caring about kids: Columbus area leaders learn about child care in Nebraska

    The Columbus Telegram (03/24/23)

  • News survey shows Nebraskans want child care crisis fixed

    Lexington Clipper-Herald (03/22/23)

  • New Survey Shows Nebraskans Want Child Care Crisis Fixed

    KRVN (03/22/23)

  • New Survey Shows Nebraskans Experiencing Child Care Crisis

    KLIN (03/22/23)

  • Child care availability and affordability highlighted in survey results

    WJAG (03/22/23)

  • Survey: Nebraskans believe lack of affordable child care a serious problem in the state

    Omaha World-Herald (03/21/23)

  • Survey shows lack of childcare options in Nebraska

    10/11 NOW (03/21/23)

  • We Care For Kids Town Hall, Question And Answer Session Featured For Childcare And Early Education Crisis In Nebraska

    Wayne Daily News (03/21/23)

  • Grand Island provider discusses need for multilingual child care

    The Grand Island Independent (03/15/23)

  • Hundreds of children without early childhood care in Otoe County

    KETV (03/08/23)

  • At gathering, Kearney area women say childcare critical issue for Nebraska

    Kearney Hub (02/25/23)

  • NEFB Presence Felt at Nebraska Women in Ag Conference

    Nebraska Farm Bureau (02/24/23)

  • Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps communities find child care solutions

    Midwest Messenger (02/15/23)

  • Childcare providers gather to discuss successes and challenges in county

    Nebraska City News Press (02/09/23)

  • Otoe County pushes for more child care providers

    News Channel Nebraska - River County (02/03/23)

  • Kaup named Early Childcare Champion

    Rustler Sentinel (02/01/23)

  • Early Childhood Education

    Nebraska Public Media: Consider This (01/21/23)

  • Local child care provider honored

    The Chadron Record (01/11/23)

  • Anne Brandt with Lincoln Littles – Business LNK

    Lincoln Chamber of Commerce (01/09/23)

  • We Care For Kids (Pure Nebraska)

    KOLN/KGIN 10/11 News (01/05/23)

  • Rising childcare costs impacting Nebraska families

    WOWT (12/23/22)

  • Local efforts in Buffalo County hope to alleviate childcare shortages in the area

    NTV News (12/20/22)

  • Stepping Stones Childcare honored with Early Childhood Champion Award

    News Channel Nebraska (12/16/22)

  • Norfolk child care owner named Early Childhood Champion

    Norfolk Daily News (12/12/22)

  • High-quality early childhood education is an important component of the quality of life in Nebraska

    Nebraska Examiner (12/12/22)

  • Early childhood education, staff supports emerge as themes in LPS superintendent report

    Lincoln Journal Star (11/27/22)

  • Lack of workers still top concern of Nebraska businesses, according to survey

    Omaha World-Herald (11/14/22)

  • State offering $66 million in aid to Nebraska child care operators, workers

    Omaha World-Herald (11/13/22)

  • ‘Hard to find anybody’: New incentives to help Nebraska child care providers

    KETV Omaha (11/10/22)

  • Lancaster County sees increase in childcare costs

    KOLN/KGIN 10/11 News (11/04/22)

  • Child care costs in Nebraska continue rising amid inflation

    KLKN Channel 8 (11/01/22)

  • ‘Things need to change’: Parents say quality child care is hard to find and too expensive

    KETV Omaha (10/10/22)

  • Nebraska parents and caregivers encouraged to sign up for free virtual family conference

    The North Platte Telegraph (10/08/22)

  • We Care for Kids event held in Alliance

    NBC Nebraska - Scottsbluff (09/29/22)

  • POST PODCAST: Nebraska “We Care For Kids”

    Panhandle Post (09/28/22)

  • We Care for Kids Week to Highlight Link Between Early Childhood Education and Nebraska’s Success

    Business Wire (09/26/22)

  • Local View: Facing the quiet crisis of childcare

    Lincoln Journal Star (09/13/22)

  • We Care For Kids raising awareness at the Nebraska State Fair

    KSNB Local 4 (09/06/22)

  • 24 early childhood educators in Nebraska will win $1,000 each

    KLKN Channel 8 (09/01/22)

  • Campaña local We Care for Kids apoya la educación infantil de calidad (Spanish)

    Telemundo Nebraska (08/31/22)

  • Early childhood education initiative raises awareness at Nebraska State Fair

    News Channel Nebraska - River County (08/29/22)

  • ‘We care for kids’ campaign launches in Nebraska

    News Channel Nebraska - Panhandle (08/25/22)

  • We Care For Kids Provides Childcare Resources to Families, Kara Ficke Explains How & Why

    KIOS-FM (07/25/22)

  • Let’s ensure Nebraska thrives with access to quality early childhood education

    Valentine Midland News (07/25/22)

  • Local View: A solution to many problems

    Lincoln Journal Star (07/05/22)

  • Quality childcare is important, but lack of a living wage remains challenge

    Norfolk Daily News (06/27/22)

  • The importance of early childhood education

    Fremont Tribune (06/22/22)

  • Gothenburg Leader: Letter to the Editor

    Gothenburg Leader (06/20/22)

  • We Care for Kids campaign launches in Nebraska

    Fremont Tribune (06/20/22)

  • “We Care for Kids” Campaign Launches in Nebraska With Focus on Quality Early Childhood Education

    NOISE Omaha (06/17/22)

  • Campaign hopes to build support for early childhood education in Nebraska

    Omaha World-Herald (06/16/22)

  • Statewide campaign launched aimed at quality early childhood education

    NTV News (06/15/22)

  • COVID still taking toll on child care providers

    Lincoln Journal Star (Editorial) (06/13/22)

  • Midlands Voices: The workforce behind the workforce needs our help (Op-ed)

    Omaha World-Herald (06/13/22)

  • Staffing shortages, COVID-19 spread plagued Nebraska providers in past year, survey finds

    Lincoln Journal Star (06/13/22)

  • Report: Low wages highlight NE child care ‘crisis’

    News Channel Nebraska (06/13/22)

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This campaign is coordinated by the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska.