The $39 billion investment in child care through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was a critically needed lifeline for an already underfunded sector during an incredibly challenging time. As the ...

On a block in South L.A., four child-care providers lean on one another as they navigate the challenges of the industry, including competition with transitional kindergarten and the high cost of care.

Verner Center for Early Learning student Casper Stone plays with a toy chainsaw at a “Reopen House” on Nov. 1. The toy is an example of trauma-informed play the center introduced to help children ...

AND IS VOWING A SWIFT APPEAL TO THE US SUPREME COURT. PARENTS OF A TWO YEAR OLD IN OSCEOLA COUNTY SAY THEIR DAUGHTER, WHO THEY BELIEVE IS THE ONLY BLACK CHILD IN THE CLASS, WAS MADE TO PLAY ROSA PARKS ...

As she was preparing to send her oldest baby to day care for the first time, Philadelphia mom Elena Anthes was “filled with dread.” “I was worried that our choice [of day care] wasn’t the right one, ...

Most adults and children know the story of the "Three Little Pigs," so I won't delay the point with a recant of this fable. Instead, let's go right to the moral: It is more prudent to invest (time and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—In 2019, Greg VanWoerkom sat at his desk in the Michigan House of Representatives and sketched out a plan to tackle a problem he had long thought about: how to reduce the skyrocketing ...