The family of an Alabama foster child left to die inside a locked car where temperatures reached in excess of 140 degrees has ...

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

The survey, done every month since 2021, found that the number of child care providers struggling economically is rising.

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

Josh Brooks hadn’t planned for a career taking care of young children, but in tenth grade he started spending time with his ...

We congratulate these grantees and thank them for developing thoughtful and creative initiatives that address critical local ...

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.

The initiative is in early stages, but officials say options include offering a subsidy, providing in-home babysitters and ...

The city’s movement toward free care for kids up to age 2 could be a gamechanger with national implications. And it’s a sign ...

Caring for Michigan's Future: MiLEAP put a $100 million investment of federal funds toward helping over 3,000 child care sites stay open or expand their facilities between May 2022 and September 2024.

Families have it a bit better in Denver. There, child care costs nearly $1,600 a month per child on average, 18% of the ...

PROVIDENCE — As the cost of child care rises and waitlists balloon, the Boston Celtics and Amica Insurance are funneling $4 ...