WAVERLY, Neb. (KLKN) — Child care providers are noticing a drop in enrollment.

Amy Reuter has been providing home day care for more than 20 years, and she said enrollment rates are constantly fluctuating.

But in the past few years, she has seen a downward trend in enrollment.

“Day care is expensive, and it’s a hard thing for families to do for whatever their income is,” Reuter said.

She’s doing all she can to let the Waverly community know that she has openings.

Ever since the pandemic, she said it’s been a struggle to bring in more kids.

Reuter is operating at just above 50% capacity.

She is licensed to have 12 kids, but she only has seven coming to her home full-time right now.

“Usually, I’m at 12 kids or 10 kids most of the time,” she said. “So right now, I’m low. And hopefully

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