Kansas lacks licensed child care for 84,000 kids. The shortage may get even worse

Amber Herbers schedules her days around her 7-month-old daughter’s nap times. The Topeka area nurse case manager and mother of three started looking for child care for her infant when she was 3 months old. Her goal was to move her to day care when she was 6 months old. But everywhere she called had a wait time that lasted around six to eight months. The child care center Herbers’ two older children attend is working to expand its license to serve infants. But until then, Herbers is keeping her daughter home with her and adjusting her work schedule to meet her needs. Herbers said her 12-week le...