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 ...

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.

Outagamie County will partner with the YMCA of the Fox Cities to develop and operate a new child care center on the county's ...

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 ...

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.

Here and across the country, it’s the same: high costs for families, low wages for workers. This tweak to city code will help ...

New Brunswick parents expecting to see their child-care costs drop to $10 a day next April could be in for a surprise.