Around 1,000 people from different countries attended a conference hosted by the National Association for Family Child Care, ...

The rise of the gig economy with its unpredictable hours and wages may be a factor driving the growth of “family, friend and neighbor” (FFN) child care, the most common type of non-parental child care ...

San Mateo County Supervisors Lisa Gauthier and Jackie Speier host second county child care town hall in East Palo Alto’s EPACENTER on Aug. 27, 2025. Photo by Lisa Moreno Connie Rodriguez, who runs a ...

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 ...

LIVONIA, Mich. (WXYZ) — If you have little kids at home, you're probably feeling the child care crunch. According to a new report released this month by 'Child Care ...

Parents in Minnesota have felt the impact of rising child care costs, and the increase is linked, at least in part, to an ...

Indiana's child care providers face funding crisis as state cuts support. Community organizations step in to fill gaps and ...

PHOENIX (AP) — For parents who need to work but can’t afford the steep cost of child care, federally funded scholarships can be a lifeline. Delivered through state child care assistance programs, the ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. To all the frantic parents who’ve survived yet another year of the summer-child-care shuffle: I salute you. It’s a well-established fact that in the United ...

If you ask Wisconsin families about their child care situation, you’re bound to hear some startling anecdotes. Often, child care is one of the biggest expenses in a household’s budget, sometimes ...

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of the 1990s revolutionized welfare in America, introducing work requirements for cash assistance and reminding us of a fundamental ...

Bucks County Republican House members Shelby Labs (left), Kristin Marcell (center) and Joe Hogan (right) hosted a Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee hearing on challenges facing the child ...