As efforts to expand the child tax credit and provide paid family leave have stalled at the federal level, states are increasingly incentivizing private employers to step in and fill one of the other ...

While providers, their supporters and Democratic lawmakers are pressing for a substantial continuing direct state investment in Wisconsin’s child care sector, Republicans in the Legislature are ...

Dr. Bronner's is a company that saw a need beyond the soap it sells. It offers a benefit for workers like Bri Dwight. “I actually applied to Dr. Bronner’s when I was pregnant because I saw that they ...

Child care is not just a family issue. It's an economic imperative. That message came through loud and clear at last month's U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Child Care Road Show in Kansas City.

The state made major cuts to its federal child care assistance programs over the past year, leaving many Hoosiers without ...

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania families left in the difficult position of securing affordable child care may see some relief through employer contributions. The House Finance Committee met this ...

This is the first installment of a five-part series on employers offering on-site day care. Steamboat Springs, a town in Colorado’s Yampa Valley, rests between a constellation of mountain peaks at an ...

A nonprofit focused on child care is taking applications for a pilot program to establish at least one child care center in partnership with Skagit County employers. Kenda Sipma, manager of the Center ...

Washington Democrats have introduced a bill that would prohibit child care employers, including families, from reporting criminal illegal immigrants to federal authorities—even if they are suspected ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 12 percent of all workers had access to child care benefits through their employer in 2023. Credit: Matthew Ludak for The Washington Post via Getty ...