child care

Staffing shortages and a lack of facilities have contributed to the long waits for child care, though the situation has improved somewhat since the pandemic.

The president hopes to provide $1.6 million in emergency funding for communities trying to tackle the opioid and fentanyl crisis.

Providers and advocates warn a proposed rule change in Montana would jeopardize immunity levels in child care centers and communities. Efforts to change exemption rules are underway in other states, too.

Child care centers will stop receiving federal pandemic money this weekend. Providers pledge to keep pay steady. Tuition? Probably not.

The state ranks 31st after three years in the 35th position. The Florida Policy Institute says outcomes are positive, but there is still work to be done.

The White House said the directives in the order would be funded out of existing commitments. That likely means the directives' impact would be limited and they'd carry more of a symbolic weight.

For working parents of young children, it seems the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic. But unending illness and child care disruptions have upended these families' lives.

More than two years into the pandemic, parents face a child care crisis. That’s why some hospitals are considering starting child care centers to address recruitment and retention troubles.

The child care industry is pivotal for parents being able to work and for children's early learning. It struggles to compete for workers.

A center in Spokane, Wash., has been operating at one-third capacity under pandemic guidelines. Co-owner Luc Jasmin III says it has been tough to turn away parents, many of whom are essential workers.