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In the Texas Panhandle, a nonprofit is fighting rural child care deserts

The Amarillo Area Foundation is funding new day care facilities in Friona and Claude after the towns found that a shortage of child care is making it harder to fill job openings.

Mariza Licerio, Director of Happy Tribe Academy daycare, puts one of her daycare kids in a seat to eat lunch Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Friona.

Happy Tribe Academy daycare is seen Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 in Friona.
Mariza Licerio, Director of Happy Tribe Academy daycare, poses for a photo in one of her classrooms Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Friona.

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