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Nicole Heller: Child care squeezed by low wages, limiting options for workers
New Hampshire Union Leader· 1 hour agoRECRUITMENT and retention of New Hampshire’s child care workforce is an ongoing challenge for...
For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoSMITHFIELD, R.I. — Child care worker Marci Then, 32, looked over at two 4-year-olds in her care who...
How the child-care crisis is affecting costs in Kansas - Wichita Business Journal
The Business Journals· 13 hours agoThe rising cost of child care has been putting pressure on employers and employees alike. In Kansas, parents are paying around $11,000 annually for the ...
Child care funding ‘cliff’ is near. Advocates call on NC leaders to take action.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 5 days agoAdvocates have been talking about the child care funding cliff coming up at the end of June in North...
Cooper’s budget seeks $745 million for quality child care and early childhood education | Robesonian
The Robesonian· 13 hours agoToday, employers across the state join Governor Roy Cooper in encouraging investments in quality ...
Lack of child care costs North Carolina billions as funding cliff looms - Triangle Business Journal
The Business Journals· 15 hours agoThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has published a new report noting that North Carolina is...
Child care costs impact families even as inflation eases
WBUR Boston· 13 hours agoParents paying for childcare are finding that rising costs are taking an increasing portion of their...
‘Just too burnt out’: Child care crisis crunches providers
WKBT La Crosse· 3 days ago“Most of our parents, when they drop off, are like, ‘I could never do what you do,’” Elandt says....
California budget battle continues over increasing the number of subsidized child care slots
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoGov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers are in the homestretch of hammering out a budget deal in which the...
After a year of ‘teeny tiny steps,’ advocates aim for bigger child care fixes
New Hampshire Bulletin via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTwo years ago, the House speaker appointed a special committee to solve or at least mitigate the ...