Podcast: Early childhood services and counties

Boone County, Mo. Commissioner Janet Thompson at 2025 NACo Legislative Conference

Boone County, Mo. Commissioner Janet Thompson describes the challenges that inadequate childhood services pose to children and families and the labor market, and how her county is working provide more options for county employees.

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