WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — West Virginia continues to be woefully short on child care: multiple counties don’t have a single child care provider, and other counties have limited spots.

Child care providers are struggling to stay afloat , and parents have to grapple with the price tag. The average cost of child care in West Virginia is about $800 per month for one child, according to research from the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. kAm|62?H9:=6[ E96C6’D 366? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H6DEG:C8:?:2H2E49]4@>^a_ad^_c^_h^2?@E96C\D6DD:@?\H96C6\:E\2AA62CD\H6DE\G:C8:?:2\=2H>2<6CD\H:==\5@\?@E9:?8\7@C\49:=5\42C6Qm=:EE=6 E@ ?@ 24E:@?k^2m 7C@> DE2E6 =2H>2<6CD @C E96 8@G6C?@C @? E96 :DDF6 2D >@C6 E92? `d_ 49:=5 42C6 AC@G:56CD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H49DEG]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^3:3=6\46?E6C\E@\4=@D6\3:CE9\E@\EH@\AC6D49@@

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