The number of child care centers in the U.S. reversed a years-long decline in 2024, growing 1.6%, and family child care homes also saw an increase of 4.8%.

According to the news release from DCF, 78% of child care providers expect to raise weekly tuition for infant care: 21% by at least $25 and 17% by at least $50. That would add $1,300 to $2,600 to ...

Child care centers would get higher state ratings if they are safer under one proposal. Rep. Ray Lopez, D-San Antonio, filed House Bill 4113 in March to encourage child care day cares to install ...

Organizers explain holding one day without child care services is a powerful way to get people's attention. "If we close for one day, it ensures that we can have longevity and a sustainable system ...

A state program keeping child care providers in Wisconsin afloat is set to end in June. The University of Wisconsin-Madison released survey results about the impacts of the Child Care Counts ...

For the past two years, the Legislature has approved $7.5 million in child care subsidies. But the state’s dire fiscal outlook has made lawmakers look critically at all spending.

Funding to shore up Maine’s child care system has been caught up in a budget fight between Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic lawmakers, who have majorities in both the Maine House and Senate.

Erie County's child care system is "fundamentally damaged" by staffing shortages and low wages. Here's how ECGRA's $2.5 million investment will help.

Ohio child care providers urge the statehouse for more funding, affecting parents' work lives and advocating for Senate Bill 177 to support staff. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...