When parents need back-up care, that typically means hiring a sitter, which costs an average of $25 per hour nationwide (and ...

After an intense lobbying campaign by Head Start advocates, including actress Jennifer Garner, the early education program ...

A family shelter in Woodland Hills unveils a new Head Start center on site, one of only a few such shelters in the state.

As students head back to school, many parents struggle to pay for child care for preschoolers, or for older children once school is done for the day.

What both sides commonly miss is that a strong child care system does not stand opposed to the family, but in fact cultivates healthy soil in which family values can grow and thrive.

Hundreds of child care providers in 27 states and Washington, D.C., went on strike Monday to remind policymakers how essential they are, not only to families but to the nation’s economy.