Most politicians don’t even try to enact universal systems — the cost and complexity are daunting, and child care has long ...

Being a working parent seeking affordable, accessible and high-quality child care in the United States can be as tricky — but much less fun — than solving the Rubik’s cube. The good news: More ...

The nation’s first universal child care program is rolling out in one of its poorest states — sparking debate about cost, sustainability and who benefits most.

Imagine a politician stepping up to a podium and promising that voters will not pay more than 7 percent of their income for their kid to go to public school. This scene likely strikes you as absurd.

As the city’s affordability crisis worsens for nearly everyone, even upper-middle-class New Yorkers are struggling to pay for child care. The workers who provide it are struggling too. Credit ...

Vice President Kamala Harris announced a new child care plan Tuesday that proposes that working families would not pay more than 7% of their income for child care. This was the first time the ...

In one local child care ad on Craigslist, the poster even acknowledges she is not registered with the state. In queries made by the Tribune-Herald , another person offering child care on the site ...

New Mexico is the first state in America to guarantee free child care to every parent, starting Nov. 1. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement on Sept. 8. The state already had free child ...

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 ...