PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission was updated Tuesday night on the results of a study conducted on child care needs in central South Dakota, specifically the Pierre/Fort Pierre area. Pierre sisters Jasmin Fosheim and Cassidy Blade operate Realizing Rural which conducted the study. Fosheim says there are approximately 3200 children under the age of 12 in Hughes and Stanley County and 1200 from zero to five year-old…
That’s a shortage of around 326 spots. The study was supported by the Pierre and Fort Pierre Development Corporations to examine the impact on workforce in the communities…
Blade says the survey shows more flexibility from employers would help…
The report developed approximately a dozen possible short and long term solutions for the problem. The report is posted on the Pierre Economic Development Corporation website.
