Millions of kids stay at in-home child care centers in the United States. Advocates believe improving the quality of home-based centers could be a boost for rural communities. Credit: Jackie Mader/The ...

Last fall, Gisela Sance’s landlord approached her family about raising the rent. He wanted $2,000 a month, an astonishing hike over the $1,300 she and her husband were paying for the house they lived ...

San Mateo County Supervisors Lisa Gauthier and Jackie Speier host second county child care town hall in East Palo Alto’s EPACENTER on Aug. 27, 2025. Photo by Lisa Moreno Connie Rodriguez, who runs a ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Lakethia Clark has spent most of her adult life taking care of children, first at a church day care and later in a child care center. She loves children, but after 15 years, she was ...

AT SIX, A SHUTDOWN OF UNLICENSED IOWA DAYCARES LEAVES SOME FAMILIES SCRAMBLING TO FIND ALTERNATIVES. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. AND I’M JULIE CORNELL AT HOME CHILD CARE PROVIDERS SAY THEY RECENTLY ...

Children paint in Adrienne Briggs’ in-home child care center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Briggs has run the program for three decades. Credit: Image provided by Adrienne Briggs. The Hechinger ...