As part of his budget proposal on Monday, President Joe Biden is asking Congress to make child care more affordable for the parents of 16 million children around the country. The president is ...

Sarah Morgan was looking forward to enrolling her 1-year-old son Lucas at the Skagit Valley Family YMCA’s early learning center in Anacortes, Washington, this fall. Her older son Jameson, 5, had a ...

The current process states use for setting child care subsidy reimbursement rates only looks backward, building low wages and scarce resources into the future of child care. The child care industry in ...

The program aims to increase affordability of childcare by sharing the cost equally among employees, employers and the ...

A new grant program announced by Gov. Kim Reynolds would provide preschools and child care centers with $300,000 over three years to offer all-day care for 4-year-olds. Reynolds also proposed a new ...

The Center for American Progress has developed a data dashboard that allows users to explore national- and state-level data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics, including access ...

As 2025 comes to an end, two new programs are being introduced to help child care providers make the most out of New Hampshire’s Child Care Scholarship Program: presumptive eligibility and prospective ...

The Marine Corps announced "significant updates and additions" to its child care program in an administrative message last week that clarifies training requirements for staff, outlines the program's ...

There’s a lot to keep toddlers busy at Dill’s family child care. Credit: Anya Kamenetz for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have ...

MADISON – Among the many challenges facing Wisconsin lawmakers this legislative session will be tackling the state’s child care crisis. It's shaping up to be a big undertaking. For families, child ...

Child care vouchers for low-income families have been a lifeline amid the city’s affordability crisis. They could vanish unless state lawmakers move quickly to fund the program. By Alyce McFadden For ...

The nation’s first universal child care program is rolling out in one of its poorest states — sparking debate about cost, sustainability and who benefits most.