6+ hour, 22+ min ago  (739+ words) Rebecca Gale is a writer with the Better Life Lab at New America where she covers child care, and is also the author of It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard, a newsletter on caregiving writing and reporting. In June…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (127+ words) The 74 "What we want is that, if and when families need it, there's childcare that's available, that works for their needs, that's affordable and high quality," said Anne Hedgepeth, senior vice president of policy and research at Child Care Aware…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1114+ words) A majority of parents with young children do not have the work or childcare arrangements that they want, with their biggest concern being the lack of quality time with their children, according to a new report published by the New…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1162+ words) Emily Tate Sullivan is a contract early care and education correspondent at The 74. By Emily Tate Sullivan The United States" primary childcare assistance program has long been underfunded, leaving millions of eligible families unserved. But recently, the situation has become…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (339+ words) But now, in the wake of a new focus among Ohio lawmakers on supposed fraud in the state's childcare system, they are on the verge of ditching the idea altogether. A bill under consideration would require providers to be paid…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1687+ words) Jessika Harkay is a Connecticut-based staff reporter at The 74. The expansion of accessible early care and education has increasingly become a top priority for lawmakers across the country. New Mexico has recently launched the United States" first universal free childcare…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (718+ words) Nicci Rexroat, owner of A Place To Grow pre-kindergarten center, has worked in child care for 19 years, and she's beginning to believe most of Missouri has become a child care desert. "You know, I have families calling me every day…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1775+ words) For two weeks after President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, A. Hernandez did not set foot outside her home in Chicago. She stopped grocery shopping. She stopped taking her grandson to preschool " all in fear that federal immigration agents would detain her....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (579+ words) Michael Hayden is superintendent of schools in the Clyde-Savannah Central School District in upstate New York, a role he has filled since 2014. For a small school district, recruiting and retaining educators is a never-ending challenge, especially when competing against large…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (46+ words) The 74 Child care during nontraditional hours " including early mornings, evenings, nights and weekends " is a growing need for American families. Flexible care with variable hours from week to week is also in demand....