Friend Learning Center gets creative to end childcare crisis in rural Nebraska

Jan 25, 2025

FRIEND, Neb. (KLKN) – A childcare crisis spans across the state of Nebraska, and rural communities are being hit the hardest. In November 2023, the largest childcare provider in Friend had to shut down due to financial difficulties and an inability to hire and retain quality providers. That void left about 99 kids without access to quality childcare. To fill...