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 ...

If you ask Wisconsin families about their child care situation, you’re bound to hear some startling anecdotes. Often, child care is one of the biggest expenses in a household’s budget, sometimes ...

The soaring cost of child care in the U.S. can now exceed what families pay for housing or college. That's according to recently released data that outlines the heavy financial burden on the nearly 14 ...

PHOENIX (AP) — For parents who need to work but can’t afford the steep cost of child care, federally funded scholarships can be a lifeline. Delivered through state child care assistance programs, the ...

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 ...

LIVONIA, Mich. (WXYZ) — If you have little kids at home, you're probably feeling the child care crunch. According to a new report released this month by 'Child Care ...

Child care costs in the United States can be more expensive than housing for some, according to data from 2023. A new study released from Child Care Aware of America breaks down the costs of child ...

In the run-up to the 2024 election, support for parents is a hot topic. Both major presidential candidates have pledged to expand the child tax credit. The Kamala Harris campaign in particular appears ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. To all the frantic parents who’ve survived yet another year of the summer-child-care shuffle: I salute you. It’s a well-established fact that in the United ...

The rise of the gig economy with its unpredictable hours and wages may be a factor driving the growth of “family, friend and neighbor” (FFN) child care, the most common type of non-parental child care ...

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of the 1990s revolutionized welfare in America, introducing work requirements for cash assistance and reminding us of a fundamental ...