<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/childcare-barriers-postsecondaryed.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>09/24/2026</pubDate><title>CPE report: Childcare barriers are more than a workforce issue</title><description>A new report finds that childcare access and affordability remain significant barriers keeping an estimated 375,000 adult Kentuckians who are also parents from enrolling in and completing postsecondary education</description><image><img src="/_resources/images/shutterstock_2350481567-rss.png" alt="Report cover"/></image></item>