Perspective: ‘A home for every child’ sounds good, but can it work?

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has told states that instead of a lot of other metrics that seem to them ...

Mamdani’s Child Care Plan Is Audacious. Here’s How It Could Work.

Most politicians don’t even try to enact universal systems — the cost and complexity are daunting, and child care has long ...
CBS News

Child care in the U.S. today can cost more than families pay for rent, a mortgage or college tuition

The soaring cost of child care in the U.S. can now exceed what families pay for housing or college. That's according to recently released data that outlines the heavy financial burden on the nearly 14 ...
CNN

Child care benefits at work: Employers are increasingly offering resources to parents with daycare needs

Being a working parent seeking affordable, accessible and high-quality child care in the United States can be as tricky — but much less fun — than solving the Rubik’s cube. The good news: More ...
The New York Times

With Pandemic Money Gone, Child Care Is an Industry on the Brink

Five months after the expiration of federal funds, running a child care business is more precarious than ever, and many parents struggle to pay tuition, surveys show. By Claire Cain Miller Running a ...
National Catholic Register

The Unsung Catholic Sisters Who Care for Abandoned Children

Sal Di Leo grew up in an orphanage in the 1960s, the 11th of 12 children rescued from abject poverty after their father left them. “I don’t know where I’d be today without the sisters,” observed Di ...
NPR

To help the economy, an Alabama county is betting on home-based child care

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Lakethia Clark has spent most of her adult life taking care of children, first at a church day care and later in a child care center. She loves children, but after 15 years, she was ...