Money Saving Child Care Tips
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Updated on: September 25, 2023
Use a Flex Spend Account (FSA). Check with your employer to see if one is offered.
Shop around and compare costs.
Look at church-based and/or home-based options.
Find other parents with schedules opposite yours and take turns providing care for one another’s children.
Check into subsidies. https://dss.mo.gov/fsd/child-care.htm
Ask a trusted relative or friend.
Check with students such as college kids or high school kids during the summer months.
Check the public school system for free Pre-K programs.