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Long Island parents pay nearly $30 per hour for a babysitter
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (837+ words) Regine Charles, left, and her husband, Barton Doricent, with twins Sophie, left, and Jeffrey, and Charles" 12-year-old daughter, Sergiana, at home in Port Jefferson Station. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas When Regine Charles and her husband, Barton Doricent, of Port Jefferson…...
A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) Children draw in one of the classrooms at the Children's Promise Centers child care center in Albuquerque, N. M. , April 5, 2024. Credit: AP/Susan Montoya Bryan WASHINGTON " An advocacy group hoping to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million…...
For a middle class Long Island family, child care's such a struggle
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (594+ words) Pre-K students at Marks of Excellence Child Care in North Amityville in 2023. On Long Island, the average cost of infant care in a child care center is $24, 000, and the region hasthe second-largest gap in access to prekindergartenbehind the Hudson Valley....
Why the Hochul-Mamdani 'progressive' child care plan is regressive
3+ mon, 21+ hour ago (254+ words) This guest essay reflects the views of'Todd L. Pittinsky, a professor of technology and society at Stony Brook University, and co-author of "The Caregiving Ambition." Strip away the ceremony and the plan reveals a core design choice that directly contradicts decades…...
Right-wing influencers target Somali child care centers after viral Minneapolis video
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (919+ words) Samsam Khalif plays with children at her home-based child care center Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego. Credit: AP/Gregory Bull It all began after a viral video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis: strangers peering through windows,…...
How NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's push for universal child care could impact Long Island
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (910+ words) Mikaela Perez, 32-months, works on an art project in the toddler class at Harbor Child Care in Mineola on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas On a recent, chilly Tuesday afternoon, 2-year-old'Mikaela Perez was putting white paint to'construction paper, intensely…...
How do I get help paying for child care?
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (983+ words) Parents on Long Island, regardless of income levels, often find covering the cost of'child care difficult, and'few options to help with the costs, local experts said. Credit: Morgan Campbell Few costs on Long Island are as hefty as the price…...
New Yorkers need universal child care
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) The price tag of universal child care is significant but achievable " for New York City and the state. Credit: Morgan Campbell This guest essay reflects the views of'Elizabeth Palley of Brooklyn, a professor and director of the Ph D program…...
For Grandparents Day, Long Islanders reflect on a role that brings wisdom and joy
8+ mon, 23+ hour ago (1223+ words) Carolyn and Tony Terzulli with some of their 15 grandchildren. In front are Christopher, left, and Vincent Terzulli. Standing, from left, Antonio, Alivia, Leo, Tommy, Benny and Giavana Terzulli, and granddaughter Alyssa Jordan with husband Petar and son Luka. Credit: Elizabeth…...
Late payments from Nassau putting squeeze on day care providers
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (32+ words) Home-based day care providers say late payments from the county's Department of Social Services are forcing them to cut staff and run up credit card debt. Newsday TV's Andrew Ehinger reports....