Eastern Standard - July 10th, 2025
Staffing is down, abuse and neglect are up at many child care centers across Kentucky(Shutterstock / Shutterstock)
This week on Eastern Standard:
Substantiated incidents of abuse and neglect in Kentucky child care centers are up 73% from 2022. Herald-Leader Government Accountability reporter John Cheves documents this and other troubling statistics in a three-part series on a vital service stretched thin by staff shortages.
What do Nicholasville, the Kentucky Constitution, and Thomas Jefferson have in common? Denis Fleming connects the dots in a new book.
The concerns and anxieties of…
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