The lack of sufficient child care programs is compounded by the rising cost of child care for families. According to the report, costs for child care increased by 29 percent, for an average of $13,128 ...

Erie County's child care system is "fundamentally damaged" by staffing shortages and low wages. Here's how ECGRA's $2.5 million investment will help.

The $991,785 in grants were funded by a $2.5 million investment of American Rescue Plan funds from Erie County government. ECGRA has also provided a $2.5 million match in gaming revenue for a ...

Most significantly, payment rates would have been directly linked to quality ratings — so child care programs achieving higher QRIS scores would have received higher reimbursement rates.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- While America's child care supply grew nationally, the price of that care continues to rise—placing affordable, high-quality care out of reach for many ...

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 ...

In Missouri, Jackson County has just under 53,000 children under age 6, but the licensed child care programs in the county only have just over 23,100 slots, according to Child Care Aware of Missouri.

U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, visited Concord on Wednesday to discuss the rising costs of child care at a time when the federal government is slashing education programs.

Senate Bill 2979 and House Bill 5529 propose the creation of the Child Care Innovation Pilot, modeled after the Tarrant County program. The statewide initiative would aim to expand access to high ...

Ms. McNeil says she spends about $15,000 a year on child care, just to cover care for her first grader after he gets out of school at 3 p.m., until she and her husband can get home from work.

At the Johnson County Board of Supervisors work session on Wednesday, county officials discussed its growing child care services through the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA funds. Staff reported ...