oklahoma childcare

In an emergency hearing Thursday, Oklahoma County District Court Judge Natalie Mai declined to grant a temporary restraining order in a case filed by the state’s largest child care industry trade association against Oklahoma Human Services.

Oklahoma’s largest trade association for the child care industry is suing the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to stop it from enforcing cuts made to child care subsidies for school-age children.

Almost half of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are defined as childcare deserts, according to the Center for American Progress, which studies social issues including childcare.

The unexpected closure of a well-regarded, highly rated child care center in Oklahoma City has put parents in an all-too-familiar, tough spot: scrambling…