“Experts are calling for increased efforts to help expand childcare services in the Treasure State. As a lack of access to childcare is causing some parents to leave the workforce.
“We often refer to our state as being mostly a childcare desert, where it’s just really difficult to find adequate quality childcare for families who are seeking it,” Zero to Five Montana executive director Caitlin Jensen said.”
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