HELENA — A lack of access to childcare in the Treasure State has been a topic of discussion for years.

Zero to Five Montana reports that about 66,000 Montana parents with young children are still not actively fully participating in the workforce due to this issue.

Watch to learn more about the lack of access to childcare in Montana: Forum for Childcare Solutions looks to the future of childcare in Montana

"Childcare is a vital and important topic in Montana because the state is experiencing a labor shortage," Montana Department of Labor and Industry chief economist Amy Watson says. "We have more job openings than we do unemployed individuals who are looking for work."

For many parents of young children, if they want to work in Montana, they need childcare, and without it, some pare

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