Julia Wise and her husband were paying more than $30,000 a year for both their children to receive child care. But late last year, after her family qualified for New Mexico’s expanded child care ...

Marilynda Bustamante, mother of 2-year-old Serenity, is starting her final semester as a graduate student in social work at USC. Five days a week, she relies on child care that is subsidized by a ...

When it comes to the affordability crisis in child care, Lenice Emanuel says that it’s forcing families to take a hard look at their budgets — no matter their income level. Parsing education data into ...

ANDERSON, Ind. — Reductions in federal dollars are impacting child care centers here in Indiana. This comes on the heels of national scrutiny into potential child care fraud in Minnesota and other ...

Here is what to expect if you’re expecting relief from the soaring cost of day care in New York City. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor of New York City on an affordability platform ...

Worry over mounting costs of living has been persistent for years now. Households are carefully watching gas prices, economists are laser-focused on inflation rates and politicians are relating every ...

2,500 childcare workers across Michigan are starting to see higher wages this year as the result of a 2-year pilot program launched in November 2025. Full-time workers will receive $300 more in ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A few days ago I was scrolling Instagram, per usual, when a video of one of ...