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 ...

The average cost of child care in North Carolina is higher than the cost of in-state college tuition. Advocates in ...

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

Designed to address the lack of accessible childcare, the facility will serve 64 preschoolers and offer a range of services, ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

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