EXCERPT FROM: Examiner.com
By Tracy Hinton
Good news for parents relying on two Oklahoma Department of Human Services programs: cuts and co-payment increases to them have been delayed.

EXCERPT FROM: Bloomberg Businessweek
By Sean Murphy
A vote to increase the child care co-pays for low-income Oklahomans will be delayed until November because of a disagreement over whether the Commission for Human Services has the authority to increase the rate, DHS Commissioner Howard Hendrick said Tuesday.

EXCERPT FROM: Tulsa World
By Ginnie Graham
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Department of Human Services officials are bracing for expected budget cuts by looking at reducing staffing levels and changing the eligibility for child-care subsidies, according to a commission meeting report Tuesday.

EXCERPT FROM: Tulsa World
By Ginnie Graham
Oklahoma stands apart nationally in offering prekindergarten to all children and focusing on quality child care, but trying to push testing into the system could cause major setbacks, according to a leading expert on early learning.

EXCERPT FROM: Muskogee Phoenix
By D.E. Smoot
Child care facility operators are monitored closely in Oklahoma and have to comply with strict regulatory oversight in order to keep their doors open.

EXCERPT FROM: Tulsa World
By Ginnie Graham
Child-care costs in Oklahoma have gone up by about 4 percent in one year, making it more expensive than tuition at the state's public colleges and often rivaling a family's housing costs.

EXCERPT FROM: Pottawatomie
By Lori Goat
Agencies and groups in Pottawatomie County has been awarded more than $39 million in stimulus funds so far.

EXCERPT FROM: The Edmond Sun
By James Coburn
EDMOND — Lt. Gov. Jari Askins says she encourages the development of employer day care centers in Oklahoma. Employee productivity and absenteeism improves by investing in child care, Askins said.

Many children have passed through the doors at Cushing Daycare, but on Friday, those doors will close.