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Should grandparents be allowed to spoil their grandchildren?
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (460+ words) Updated July 16, 2026, 7:04 p.m. | By East Coast Radio School holidays often mean more time with Grandma and Grandpa, and that can mean extra treats, later bedtimes and a few of mom and dad’s rules quietly going out the window. But how much…...
Province issues probationary licence for Cold Lake childcare facility, reduces capacity
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (186+ words) COLD LAKE - Another Cold Lake childcare facility is on probationary licence, according to the Government of Alberta. Alberta Education and Childcare has put Kiddie Cove Academy on a probationary licence that will expire on Oct. 14, reads the media release. "Childcare…...
Early childhood program sees expansion
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (191+ words) SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — Project organizers announced recently an expansion of the Regional Office of Education #13 Birth to Three Prevention Initiative Program. Because of the expansion, families across Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington Counties are seeing increased access to early childhood services,…...
Nanny's Texts With Employer Go Viral After She's Docked Pay for Not Cleaning & the Comments Aren't Kind
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (809+ words) Gone are the days when parents used to get away with paying their 16-year-old babysitter $7 per hour to hang out with their kids for a couple of hours and hopefully clean up in the kitchen after they’ve served pizza to…...
Trump's massive cuts threaten to upend self-branded baby gambit: report
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (48+ words) President Donald Trump wants every child in America to own an account bearing his name, but his own government cuts may sink the plan, according to Newsweek.The administration is racing to enroll families in "Trump Accounts," the tax-advantaged children's…...
Child Care Wage Program expands - upnorthvoice.com
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (124+ words) Child Care Wage Program expands Up North Voice Child Care Wage Program expands REGION: Early childhood educators across Northeast Michigan may now qualify for monthly wage stipends after the Sunrise Side Regional Child Care Coalition raised the program’s income eligibility…...
A wooden preschool has opened at the Technical University of Munich in Germany
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (296+ words) An unusual preschool called Kinderoase has opened in Munich, featuring wooden slides that connect all floors of the building. The facility was created for employees of the Technical University of Munich to help them balance work with childcare. The project…...
Ardsley Day Care Center now enrolling pre-K students
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (97+ words) Glenside Local Ardsley Day Care Center now enrolling pre-K students July 16th, 2026 | By Ryan Genova Ardsley Day Care Center of Glenside is now enrolling pre-K students for their Koala Bear and Pooh Bear rooms for students who are four turning five…...
Rising daycare fees push Iranian families to rely on grandparents
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1633+ words) Rising daycare fees and mounting economic pressure are prompting more Iranian families to forgo kindergarten enrollment and rely on grandparents for childcare, raising concerns among sociologists about the long-term impact on children's social development. The Hamshahri newspaper reported on Thursday…...
The Corner Flag: Invest in your child before asking government to
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (522+ words) True citizenship requires self-reliance and the capacity for independence. But our growing reliance on government for even the most basic needs has stripped many South Africans of that independence. It is almost as if American writer Wendell Berry foresaw what…...