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Conservatives are wrong about day care. America needs it. | Opinion
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (773+ words) If any single belief unites much of today's disjointed'right,'center and'reasonable left, it is this: Americans need to'get married more and have'more children. People with college degrees are delaying those milestones into their 30s, which, as I'have'written before, is a serious…...
Cakes cofounders are starting a child care movement
1+ week, 2+ day ago (635+ words) It's been nearly a year since sisters and cofounders Taylor Capuano and Casey Sarai went viral for providing free child care to their employees. The video of the twins announcing their child care program, which provides up to $3, 000 monthly stipends,…...
Dog shows up alone to doggy daycare and goes viral
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (291+ words) Most dogs get dropped off at doggy daycare. Missy prefers to handle it herself. The 5-year-old husky mix is a regular at Spot's Place in Regina, Saskatchewan, usually attending Monday through Friday. So when Monday rolled around, Missy apparently decided…...
Cost of raising child to 18 tops $300, 000 in California, report finds
2+ week, 6+ day ago (816+ words) Lending Tree'analyzed'the cost of raising a child'over'18 years and found the new national average to be $303, 418, up 1. 9% from the company's report the year prior.' In California, the 18-year costs of raising a child are $312, 300, an 8. 8% increase in just one year,…...
Iowa bill helps day care workers with their own child care costs
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (125+ words) Iowa lawmakers pass bill making day care workers eligible for child care assistance at any income level, aiming to stabilize the industry's workforce. Iowa bill helps day care workers with their own child care costs Republicans and Democrats in the…...
Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Warren: Everyone benefits from universal childcare
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (642+ words) The two of us live'very different'lives. One of us is a grandmother to three exceptional grandchildren. The other receives near-daily phone calls from his mother asking when the grandchildren will arrive." And yet, despite those differences, we share a simple…...
Audit finds Minnesota DHS failed to investigate autism kickback schemes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (496+ words) That interpretation of the law was incorrect in at least three cases, the Office of Legislative Auditor argued in a new report. The OLA "special review" stemmed from a person, not identified in the report, who was concerned that the…...
When teachers become moms, they often don't get time off. It's a huge problem.
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1137+ words) Josette Cordell, 33, gave birth to her daughter Colette in April of 2023. As an elementary school music teacher, she didn't have access to paid maternity leave. She used about a month's worth of sick days after Colette was born, and then…...
Mamdani says he'll bring free child care to NYC. It's not easy, but is it possible?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (951+ words) Rebecca Bailin pays $32, 000 a year for her five-month-old's all-day child care in New York City. That's higher than the national average, but not unusual. Many parents in the city and in other parts of the country can relate, as Care....
Helping to raise your grandchildren? It's good for your brain.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (567+ words) Millions of grandparents are helping to raise their grandchildren in America " and researchers found it's helping their brains. Caregiving for grandchildren can help to slow cognitive decline in older adults, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association....