Child care

Prices have climbed persistently, yet the service is persistently scarce. That, in turn, hurts kids and undermines the labor force.

They say programs designed to help low-income families are only reaching a fraction of those eligible.

Most day care centers cater to parents with 9-to-5 jobs. New funding could help child care facilities expand their offerings.

The end of billions in pandemic federal support for child care centers nationwide could worsen a shortage of workers and care.

A child care provider breaks down where your child care dollar is going.

Everyone's adjusting now that pandemic-era federal subsidies have ended.

Many child care providers used the funds to pay their staff. Now that the money is gone, it could affect providers’ ability to recruit and retain workers.

California is one of 11 states that allows in-home child care providers to bargain collectively. This year, the union that represents 40,000 of these workers in that state won big in their fight for better pay and benefits. 

Costs have reached new heights just as federal subsidies that helped providers cover staffing and other expenses come to an end.

A new report warns that the looming withdrawal of pandemic-era aid for childcare could hurt children and families.