The number of home-based child care programs is seeing a spike for the first time in five years — but experts remain concerned that with a rising child care crisis, there are still not enough programs ...

Erie County is facing a child care crisis due to staffing shortages and low wages. ECGRA, in conjunction with Erie County, is investing $2.5 million in ARPA funds to address the crisis. Statewide ...

The move comes after state lawmakers ended the 2025 Iowa legislative session without passing Reynolds' proposal to add similar programs to state law. Reynolds announced a range of child care ...

PHOENIX — Child care can be one of the largest expenses for young families, but employees at Maricopa County will be getting some much-needed relief in that area. Maricopa County Kids Club ...

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Parents were unable to drop their kids off at over 20 child care programs in Charlotte Monday due to a rally for the "Day Without Childcare" initiative, aimed at raising awareness of the crucial ...

WAUNAKEE, Wis. – Many child care and preschool classrooms across the country were empty Monday as providers nationwide marked a Day Without Child Care — because here in Wisconsin, providers ...

Dallas County is making a historic investment in early child care to support working families and boost economic vitality. Studies show the child care crisis in Texas costs the state more than $11 ...

Of the 728 facilities in Johnson County, there are 154 preschools and school aged programs. More than 32,000 children have parents who are in the work force and need child care support.

The new office will consolidate about 20 state programs related to early ... and it's just the right thing to do." Child Care Aware reports that Shawnee County currently has 283 licensed child ...

EDUCATION PROGRAMS LOOM. IF YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, YOU LIKELY HAVE NOTICED THE RISING COST AND AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE. OFTENTIMES, I HEAR FROM PREGNANT MOMS THAT ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE ...

In the three years since, her group, New Yorkers United for Childcare, has organized more than 6,000 people to push for universal child care programs. They are part of a coalition of parent ...