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Child Care

Posted inEarly Education

States are turning to employers to boost child care benefits 

by Darreonna Davis September 18, 2024September 17, 2024

This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission. As efforts to expand the child tax credit and provide paid family leave have stalled at the federal level, states are increasingly incentivizing private employers to step in and fill one of the other most painful gaps for working parents: child care. This story […]

Posted inEarly Education

‘I can be mom and teacher’: Schools tackle child care needs to keep staff in classrooms

by Carly Flandro and Valeria Olivares May 7, 2024May 7, 2024
Posted inSolutions

What convinces voters to raise taxes: child care

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath April 30, 2024May 6, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short

by Chabeli Carrazana April 28, 2024April 26, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Our child care system gives many moms a draconian choice: Quality child care or a career

Avatar photo by Moriah Balingit, Sharon Lurye and Daniel Beekman April 23, 2024May 3, 2024
Posted inRace and Equity

Universities and colleges that need to fill seats start offering a helping hand to student-parents

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus April 18, 2024April 19, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Curbing private equity’s expansion into child care

Avatar photo by Sarah Carr March 21, 2024March 25, 2024
Posted inOpinion

It’s OK to play: How ‘play theory’ can revitalize U.S. education

by Tyler Samstag March 11, 2024March 12, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Free child care exists in America — if you cross paths with the right philanthropist

Avatar photo by Jackie Mader March 7, 2024March 12, 2024
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: After years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry

by Erica Phillips March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

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