All families deserve high quality affordable child care, less than 8% of income. Child care for one infant costs $17,000 in Minnesota. At $15 per hour or $31,200, that’s almost half and simply ...

Eligible parents will receive a letter from the IRS to use in filing taxes. For millions of parents across the country, the New Year has started off without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit ...

Re “‘My kids need me'” (May 14): The article refers to “child care” like it were some nebulous thing in the sky. Child care is comprised of people who provide child care for an income. They have the ...

Santa Cruz city and county CORE funding recommendations have been announced, and child care has been abandoned. Decades-long partnerships with the city and county previously allowed multiple nonprofit ...

Our nation needs child care so parents can go to work, kids can thrive, child care workers can stay in their profession, and businesses can prosper. Even though 71% of moms with kids under 18 are in ...

ST. LOUIS — There's a crisis unfolding across Missouri that could leave countless families and child care providers in a bind. For many child care providers in Missouri, hope and perseverance are all ...

I’ve seen firsthand how quality child care affects families as the owner of two preschools serving 275 children in Central Indiana. The Child Care and Development Fund has been a lifeline for dozens ...