How Much Does Child Care Cost? 2024 Cost of Care Survey

Table of Contents Key findings from the Care.com 2024 Cost of Care Report How much does child care cost?  What’s the impact of rising child care costs on parents? How…

Inside one Colorado county’s push to increase child care seats by 90%

A little over a year ago, Grace Luchavez opened a child care program in her Grand Junction home in western Colorado. Today, the former nursing assistant cares for a handful…

How to solve Oregon’s child care crunch

Editor’s note: Throughout 2023 and into 2024, OPB is taking a deep look at the biggest social and economic challenges facing Oregon today – their origins, their impacts and possible…

My Brother-in-Law Gets Free Child Care From His Parents. Why Don’t We?

My partner’s parents have been financially dependent on him and his brother for 10 years. They are unable to work. Still, they have provided free child care for my brother-in-law’s…

How much does child care cost? Some pay $36K, Care.com report finds

Parents are depleting their savings accounts to cover child care, a new report released by Care.com shows. They are working multiple jobs, going into debt and ultimately leaving the workforce…

How to Help Your Child

Holidays can be a fraught time for anyone with an eating disorder, but especially so for parents with children struggling with this group of mental illnesses. Holidays are often full…

Minnesota moms bear the brunt of the child care shortage

In Clinton, the small city in western Minnesota where Autumn Morrissette lives, child care is hard to find. When Morrissette got pregnant with her first child in 2020, not even…

What the US can learn from Canada’s $10-a-day child care effort

A massive social policy experiment is unfolding in Canada to provide families throughout the country with child care for an average of $10 a day. The plan, which was introduced…

Why won’t Republicans tell us their stance on child care policy?

Published 2023-11-09 05:00 5:00 November 9, 2023 am In September, when billions of dollars in child care funding were about to expire, a Senate subcommittee convened to discuss solutions. It…

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall praises innovative baby steps to address Kansas’ child care shortage

TOPEKA — Haven school district administrator Megan Hett knew surveys indicated Reno County was short 1,600 child care slots and it was unlikely a private business would parachute in to…

Helping Your Child: Tips for Parents and Other Caregivers

In this section: Parents and other caregivers can guide children to develop lifestyle habits that will support their good health for years to come. We know that as a parent…

Child Care Food Program | Florida Department of Health

Access MIPS * Research shows that well-nourished children are healthier, more attentive, and have better mental performance than children who are under-nourished.  Findings also indicate that children served by the Child…