Child care is in crisis. New funding aims to bolster workforce, economy

The child care field has a critical worker shortage, and, thanks to a grant, there will soon be training available in Spanish in central Ohio.
The Washington Post

In Child-Care Class, Dreams Trump Disability

It's nearing 5 p.m. at La Petite Academy child-care center in Columbia, and Danielle Oliver is on her own with six 2-year-olds. A couple of boys are emptying bins of toys. A girl in blue jeans and a ...
The Republican Herald

Gov. Shapiro lauded for $25M in support of retaining teachers in child care centers

In a place where preschoolers can name the nation’s states, the head of the Schuylkill County Chamber of Commerce commended ...
New York Post

Biden’s ‘help’ for child care would make the middle class pay $13K a year more

President Joe Biden could wind up hurting the middle class with his "Build Back Better" bill. AFP via Getty Images Oy: It turns out the child-care provisions of the latest version of President Biden’s ...
The Economist

One of the poorest states in America introduces free child care

Universal free child care is a popular policy on the American left these days. Zohran Mamdani, New York’s Democratic ...
Daily Bruin

Student parents juggle classes, child care in pursuit of degrees

This post was updated June 8 at 8:00 p.m. Each year, thousands of graduates receive their degrees at UCLA. In addition to being students, some graduates hold another role – parent. The American ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Beshear: Child care centers can raise class sizes from 10 to 15 and resume ‘limited’ tours

Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday said he is offering Kentucky’s collapsing child care industry several relief measures, including a loosening of two state restrictions enacted in June to prevent the spread ...
WFYI

'It's a disaster.' How cuts undermine high-quality child care in Indiana

Over the last year, Indiana stopped giving new child care vouchers, slashed the number of spots in the state preschool program and cut how much it pays for care.
Fort Collins Coloradoan

For dwindling middle class, lack of affordable child care burdens Fort Collins families, employers

If it feels like you are making decent money but still living paycheck to paycheck, you probably are. Despite one of the most robust economies in the U.S., Colorado's middle class is shrinking faster ...