Nearly 4 million children in the United States can't get into a licensed child care center, costing states about $1 billion per year in lost economic activity from parents missing work or stepping away from jobs to support their families. Jonathan Vigliotti reports from rural Nebraska, where one community pooled its resources into one central location.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Only around 50 days remain until Nebraska’s state senators gather for the next legislative session, and while facing down a massive budget shortfall is likely to demand the majority of their attention, it’s certainly not the only topic up for debate.

State Sen. Wendy DeBoer of Omaha introduced legislation in the last session to get rid of the sunset date for federal child care subsidies, set to expire Oct. 1 of next year.

Without an extension, families could see a major jump in their child care costs.