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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Reno City Council last week gave city staff the green light to review its existing child care ordinances and offer amendments ...

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

Child care is impossibly expensive for many New Jersey families. The state provides financial help to those who earn the ...

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.

Nearly 100,000 licensed child care providers across the state are now eligible for fewer state inspections, but only if they ...