--- title: Missouri’s child care landscape has changed since COVID-19 description: Here are five striking statistics that shed light on America’s broken child care system. image: https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/1-8-2025%20(3).png --- [![Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png?width=666&height=414&name=Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png "Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo")](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication) Open main menu Close main menu [Community Data](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/community-data) # Missouri’s child care landscape has changed since COVID-19 [Child Care Aware® of Missouri](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/author/child-care-aware-of-missouri) [Share this blog post via Email](mailto:?subject=%3Cspan+id%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper_name%22+class%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper+hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field+hs_cos_wrapper_type_text%22+style%3D%22%22+data-hs-cos-general-type%3D%22meta_field%22+data-hs-cos-type%3D%22text%22+%3EMissouri%E2%80%99s+child+care+landscape+has+changed+since+COVID-19%3C%2Fspan%3E&body=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post%3A+https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cd-missouris-child-care-landscape-has-changed-since-covid-19) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cd-missouris-child-care-landscape-has-changed-since-covid-19) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cd-missouris-child-care-landscape-has-changed-since-covid-19) ![](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/1-8-2025%20(3).png) Curious to know how Missouri’s child care landscape has changed since COVID-19?  Although Missouri has experienced some progress, overall, Missouri communities are struggling to keep up with the demand for child care services, impacting workforce recruitment and retention.  [![Read More Here](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/20470294/28ca7768-c556-43bb-910e-701085a9afe3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/20470294/28ca7768-c556-43bb-910e-701085a9afe3) ---   *Child Care Aware® of Missouri – Data & Analysis Services* Our comprehensive data analytic services include child care, demographic, economic, and social data to help your business grow. 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