House Bill 484 would allocate $20 million to pay for the child care of child care workers, regardless of their family's ...

As Democrats and Republicans wage persuasion campaigns to assign blame over the government shutdown, a bipartisan bill aims to strengthen child care systems and options for families. The Child Care ...

In America, child care teachers earn a median wage of $13.07 an hour. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have ...

The cost of child care continues to outpace inflation, according to a new report from Child Care Aware of America. In 2021, child care prices rose by 5% while the annual inflation rate was lower at ...

The soaring cost of child care in the U.S. can now exceed what families pay for housing or college. That's according to recently released data that outlines the heavy financial burden on the nearly 14 ...

You choose your own child care provider. Even some family members, friends, and neighbors can qualify to receive payments to provide child care for your family by following the guidelines of the ...

A newly launched program, Missouri Child Care Works, is aiming to close the gap in child care affordability by bringing in employers and the state to help cover the cost of child care.

A new study from Michigan State University looked at the effects expanded childcare access had on the state’s workforce. The ...

Mae Smith is making it work, but it hasn’t been easy finding affordable — or at times, even realistic — child care in New York City. After giving birth in 2022, Smith and her husband have tried ...