Category: Child Care
As business costs rise, child care programs are increasing tuition to survive
It’s becoming markedly more expensive to run a child care business. And as public funding fails to keep up with […]
March 4, 2026
Ohio Receives Federal Child Care Grant as Sector Continues to Search for Funding Answers – The 74
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February 21, 2026
Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help
This story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted with permission. SAN ANTONIO — Sandra Mosqueda watched with an […]
February 5, 2026
Parental stress, raids, and isolation: How immigration raids traumatize even the youngest children
Last year, Susana Beltrán-Grimm was visiting Hispanic families for a research project about parents and math, when she started to […]
February 4, 2026
She offers free child care after disasters. It’s a lifeline as families rebuild their lives
This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission. When Hurricane Helene swept through Kelsey Crabtree’s small hometown […]
January 30, 2026
OPINION: After studying early childhood education for decades, I have some advice for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
New York’s youthful mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is buoying the hopes of families and educators, boldly seeking to create universally available […]
January 26, 2026
Families at All Income Levels Struggle to Find Child Care
It started as an “if you know, you know” situation for stressed parents dealing with the high costs of — […]
January 21, 2026
Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026
If 2025 was the year of confusion and concern about the future of child care, 2026 may be the year […]
January 13, 2026
California, four other states sue Trump administration over frozen welfare funds
Gladys Gonzalez teaches children at her small family child care home in Chula Vista, California. Photo Courtesy of Gladys Gonzalez […]
January 9, 2026
Lessons from Nixon’s veto in California’s UPK rollout
San Francisco’s UPK Mixed Delivery Working Group convening in Fall 2025 brought together child care providers, educators, policymakers and parents […]
December 23, 2025
Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can’t We Fix That?
When it comes to the affordability crisis in child care, Lenice Emanuel says that it’s forcing families to take a […]
December 16, 2025
More Than Half of Child Care Providers Have Gone Hungry, New Report Finds
An early childhood center director in Washington re-draws the weekly menu to contend with the rising cost of food. A […]
December 9, 2025
What Climate Change Means for Little Kids — And Their Caregivers
Late last month, Hurricane Melissa pummeled Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. It was one of the strongest Category […]
December 1, 2025
After Years Reporting on Early Care and Education, I’m Now Living It
In August 2019, I walked into an early learning center in Philadelphia with a blank reporter’s notebook, a camera and […]
November 17, 2025