KinderCare’s 2025 Confidence Index highlights child care as essential for reducing parental anxiety “We know the positive impact that dependable, high-quality child care can have on a parent’s mental ...

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander helped introduce the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation to ensure families across America can find and afford the ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul are expected to make a policy announcement Thursday morning.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a major investment to expand affordable, high-quality child care for young children statewide.

If New York wants affordable, high-quality care for its youngest residents, it should start by loosening its own grip.

Governor Hochul announced a new investment aimed at delivering universal, affordable child care for children under five ...

A teacher at The Growing Garden Learning Center in Mooresville paints a student's hand on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. When Jen Palmer opened a day care and preschool in Mooresville — a small, ...

Two year-olds in “high-need” areas will be the first to benefit from free child care that older preschoolers already receive.

Sandra Dill, taking time with the children to complete interactive brain puzzles to keep the children's mind sharp at Sandra K Dill Family Child Care in New Haven. Credit: Tabius McCoy / CT Mirror ...

There are many ways to measure a child care program's quality. Michigan's Great Start to Quality system is designed to ...