Ever since the pandemic, the child care sector has grappled with tight budgets, staffing shortages, and low wages. Dara Bloom, an associate professor at North Carolina State University, has watched ...

Despite federal mandates for reporting incidents at child care facilities, many states struggle with compliance, revealing systemic failures and challenges in ensuring child care safety. Credit: Tara ...

An Idaho daycare worker comforts a baby. Without federal action, families with young children are facing possible disruptions in child care and food aid starting Nov. 1. Credit: Melina Mara/The ...

Five months after the expiration of federal funds, running a child care business is more precarious than ever, and many parents struggle to pay tuition, surveys show. By Claire Cain Miller Running a ...

Sarah Foster, 35, quit her job in the summer of 2024 after the stress of parenting and working full time led to anxiety, depression, vascular disease and chronic pain in her neck and shoulders. She ...