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View article » Aug 17, 2026 In the Field, Private Equity is Helping (Not Hurting) Quality Childcare View article » Apr 27, 2026 Private Equity: The Red Herring in Child Care Policy Discourse View article » Apr 2, 2026 New Horizon Academy: Child care leader moves into Mankato View article » Apr 2, 2026 KinderCare Offers Free Day of Child Care for Military Families View article » Mar 27, 2026 Opinion: CT doesn’t need fewer childcare options—it needs more View article » Feb 27, 2026 How Texas School Vouchers Could Make Child Care More Affordable View article » Feb 25, 2026 Arizona apprenticeship program tackles early childhood educator shortage View article » Feb 19, 2026 Children Before Profits? Absolutely. Let’s Talk About What That Really Means View article » Jan 5, 2026 Statement by Early Care and Education Consortium Regarding Federal Pause of Child Care Resources in Minnesota View article » Apr 15, 2026 Governor to pump $200M into child care vouchers, take 14K kids off waitlist View article » Dec 3, 2025 Governor Katie Hobbs Invests $1 Million to Reduce Child Care Licensing Fees View article » Oct 29, 2025 JOINT STATEMENT: Groups Call on Congress to Protect Head Start, End the Shutdown View article » Oct 28, 2025 JOINT STATEMENT: Groups Call on Congress to Protect Head Start, End the Shutdown View article » Oct 14, 2025 Farm to ECE: A Key Opportunity to Bolster Child and Adult Care Food Program View article » Sep 3, 2025 STATE OF PLAY: Appropriations View article » Jul 3, 2025 The Early Care & Education Consortium Applauds Congress for Enhancing Critical Child Care Tax Incentives View article » Jun 13, 2025 Letter: Senate Finance Committee urged to prioritize child care tax credits View article » Jun 13, 2025 House Democratic Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Funding for Head Start in FY2026 View article » Jun 13, 2025 House Democratic Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Funding for Head Start in FY2026 View article » Jun 13, 2025 House Democratic Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Funding for CCDBG in FY2026 View article » Jun 13, 2025 House Republican Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Funding for CCDBG in FY2026 View article » Jun 13, 2025 Child Care Tax Reconciliation Letter View article » Jun 10, 2025 Early Childhood Educators See Higher Job Satisfaction, Point to Flexible Professional Development as Key to Retention and Growth View article » Jun 10, 2025 Governor Lamont Celebrates Historic Legislative Session Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education View article » May 29, 2025 Child Care Funding Letters Draw Record Number of Inaugural Signers View article » May 22, 2025 Child care tax credit for businesses introduced in Ohio House View article » May 14, 2025 FY2026: Community Letter to Appropriators Calls For Robust Funding for Child Care and Early Learning View article » Jan 8, 2025 Trump Transition Letter View article » Nov 27, 2024 Bonamici Kaine Lead Colleagues in Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Robust Child Care Support in Annual Funding Legislation View article » Nov 20, 2024 CDCTC Transition Letter View article » Nov 20, 2024 Letter on Child Care Disaster Aid View article » Aug 1, 2024 ECEC Applauds Governor Healey and the Massachusetts Legislature for Prioritizing Early Care and Education in the FY 25 Budget View article » May 22, 2024 House Democratic Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Funding for CCDBG in FY2025 View article » May 22, 2024 House Republican Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Funding for CCDBG in FY2025 View article » May 22, 2024 Senate Democratic Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Funding for CCDBG in FY2025 View article » May 13, 2024 In Albany, As NY Police Departments Face Unprecedented Staffing Shortages, Senator Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Bill To Provide $24 Million In Funding For Child Care For The Police Workforce View article » May 10, 2024 Casey, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Deadly Water Beads and Protect Kids View article » May 9, 2024 Childcare crisis hits more than families View article » Mar 29, 2024 FY2025: Community Letter to Appropriators Calls For Robust Funding for Child Care and Early Learning View article » Feb 29, 2024 Sherrill, Ciscomani Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Head Start Programs View article » Feb 29, 2024 U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres Co-Leads Bipartisan Bill to Address Childcare Affordability View article » Feb 29, 2024 New Rule to Improve Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in CCDF View article » Feb 27, 2024 Biden-Harris Administration Releases Resources to Support Preschool Expansion and Early School Success View article » Feb 14, 2024 Representatives Tenney, Schneider Introduce the Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act View article » Feb 14, 2024 Kuster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Address Child Care Workforce Shortage View article » Feb 9, 2024 Bonamici Kaine Lead olleagues in Pushing to Renew Expired Funding for ChildCare View article » Jan 31, 2024 One State Rolled Out a Promising Child Care Model. Now Others Are Replicating It. View article » Jan 30, 2024 Joint Statement: In Support of Tax Relief for Child Care View article » Jan 25, 2024 Casey, Wyden, Murray Introduce Legislation to Reduce Cost of Child Care Through Tax Credits View article » Jan 22, 2024 Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Child Care and Pre-K Caucus Call For Updating Tax Provisions to Help Working Families Find and Afford Child Care View article » Dec 5, 2023 Food Research & Action Center and USDA Announce $1.1 Million in Grants to Increase Equitable Access to Healthy Meals for Children During School, After School, Child Care, and Summer View article » Nov 30, 2023 Senator Murray, Colleagues Take to Floor to Share How Child Care Crisis is Hurting Constituents, Urge Action from Congress View article » Nov 21, 2023 Governor DeWine Announces Additional Funding to Support Child Care Centers View article » Nov 16, 2023 Biden-Harris Administration Proposes New Rule to Strengthen the Head Start Workforce, Increase Wages & Support Quality Programming View article » Nov 15, 2023 Casey Introduces Legislation to Help Child Care Providers Serve Nutritious Meals View article » Nov 10, 2023 Gov. Murphy Announces Expanded Pre-K Funding at NJEA Conference View article » Oct 30, 2023 Newest way to woo workers: Child care at airports, schools and poultry plants View article » Oct 6, 2023 Pennsylvania House Approves Tax Reduction Bill, Includes Davis-Shusterman Provision for Childcare Relief View article » Oct 6, 2023 Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It’s working View article » Sep 19, 2023 Senators Reverend Warnock, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Childcare Workforce, Increase Access to Early Head Start Programs View article » Sep 15, 2023 NYC Council bill seeks to improve background checks for child care providers amid backlog View article » Sep 15, 2023 Bicameral Members of Congress Introduce Child Care Stabilization Act View article » Aug 15, 2023 Congressman Carbajal unveils new bipartisan child care assistance bill on Monday View article » Aug 15, 2023 Funding Support: Gov. Kotek signs measures to increase funding for schools View article » Jul 24, 2023 Biden-Harris Administration Announces $58 million to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda View article » Jul 24, 2023 Defense Department Expands Child Care in Your Home Program View article » Jul 18, 2023 The First Five Things To Know About: A New Poll Showing Voter Support For Child Care Funding View article » Jul 17, 2023 Reps. Carbajal, Chavez-DeRemer Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Lower Child Care Costs, Increase Availability for Middle Class Families View article » Jul 11, 2023 New Rule Proposed to Improve Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability View article » Jun 29, 2023 Oregon lawmakers introduce bill to add childcare to affordable housing View article » Jun 20, 2023 Community Child Care Providers Are the Solution for School Districts View article » Jun 16, 2023 Wyden, Warren, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Child Care for American Families View article » Jun 13, 2023 North Carolina Governor Cooper Leads Group of Governors to Urge Congress to Invest in Child Care View article » Jun 8, 2023 BROWN, MARSHALL LEAD BILL TO EXPAND CHILDCARE IN RURAL AMERICA View article » Jun 5, 2023 The CHIPS and Science Act is a chance for businesses and local leaders to collaborate on a stronger child care system View article » May 11, 2023 New Mexico Proposal Would Extend Free Child Care, Boost Pay View article » May 10, 2023 Texas Childcare Advocates Want Lawmakers To Include “Bedrock Childcare Funding” In The State Budget View article » May 8, 2023 Why child care can’t be overlooked as an issue in 2024 View article » May 1, 2023 What’s behind America’s child care crisis? View article » Apr 27, 2023 Senate Democrats unveil tax plan with rebate checks, other credits that differ with House plan View article » Apr 24, 2023 Kansas employers using child care as incentive to retain and recruit workers View article » Apr 19, 2023 Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care View article » Apr 12, 2023 Building a professional early childhood workforce requires a “compensation-first” approach View article » Apr 10, 2023 America funded nationwide child care during WWII. Here’s how Biden is trying to revive that effort Katie Lobosco By Katie Lobosco, CNN View article » Apr 3, 2023 The CHIPS Act reinforces the obvious: Child care is a public necessity View article » Mar 30, 2023 ECEC Calls for Sensible Gun Laws Following Nashville School Shooting View article » Mar 29, 2023 3 Ways States Can Expand and Sustain the Infrastructure Workforce by Meeting Child Care Needs View article » Mar 24, 2023 WORLD & NATION Today’s Headlines: Strike shuts down LAUSD, sending parents scrambling for child care, meals View article » Mar 21, 2023 To grow the economy more equitably, invest in early childhood View article » Mar 9, 2023 States Can Improve Child Care Assistance Programs Through Cost Modeling View article » Mar 7, 2023 Rep. Schrier Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Working Families Afford Child Care View article » Feb 28, 2023 To Tap Federal Funds, Chip Makers Will Need to Provide Child Care View article » Feb 6, 2023 Child Care Hasn’t Recovered From Covid, Keeping Many Parents at Home View article » Feb 3, 2023 Everyone Agrees That Universal Pre-K Is Important. So Why Don’t More States Have It? View article » Feb 3, 2023 Senators Young, Casey, Capito Reintroduce Bill to Support Child Care Workforce View article » Jan 25, 2023 High cost of child care keeping parents at home, exacerbating labor shortage View article » Jan 4, 2023 Child care disruptions continue for working parents of small children View article » Dec 22, 2022 ECEC Applauds Congress’s Bipartisan Commitment to Children & Families View article » Dec 5, 2022 The Pandemic Has Created Two Very Different Kinds of Workplaces. That Especially Matters for Women. View article » Nov 17, 2022 Children’s Budget Coalition Letter: Increase Funding for Our Children View article » Nov 17, 2022 THE TIME IS NOW: Working Across the Aisle to Increase Access to Affordable, High-Quality Child Care In the U.S. View article » Nov 15, 2022 Staff shortages are crippling childcare centers across the U.S., and that’s only the beginning of the problem View article » Nov 4, 2022 Elsa Jacobsen and Kathlyn McHenry Join Early Care and Education Consortium’s State Policy Team View article » Nov 3, 2022 Finding child care is still impossible for many parents View article » Oct 24, 2022 American Rescue Plan Funds Provided a Critical Lifeline to 200,000 Child Care Providers – Helping Millions of Families to Work View article » Oct 21, 2022 Federal aid helped child care providers stay open. Now the help is wearing off View article » Oct 14, 2022 Care work is in crisis. That’s a disaster for the rest of the economy. View article » Oct 13, 2022 Why You Can’t Find Child Care: 100,000 Workers Are Missing View article » Oct 3, 2022 Spending on Children Surged During the Pandemic. It Didn’t Last. View article » Sep 28, 2022 Women are returning to (paid) work after the pandemic forced many to leave their jobs View article » Sep 26, 2022 3-K for All? Adams Retreats From Expanding N.Y.C. Preschool Program. View article » Sep 14, 2022 US child poverty rate fell by half in 2021, census data shows View article » Sep 2, 2022 The Child Care Sector Will Continue To Struggle Hiring Staff Unless It Creates Good Jobs View article » Sep 1, 2022 Silicon Valley Discovers an Age-Old Child Care Hack: The Neighbors View article » Aug 12, 2022 Examining the Powerful Impact of Investments in Early Childhood for Children, Families, and Our Nation’s Economy View article » Aug 1, 2022 After reconciliation rebuff, paid leave and child care advocates refocus View article » Jul 27, 2022 America’s Child-Care Equilibrium Has Shattered View article » Jun 30, 2022 Biden officials call on early childhood teachers to help promote kids’ COVID vaccines View article » Jun 22, 2022 Raising kids is ‘Essential Labor.’ It’s also lonely, exhausting and expensive View article » Jun 14, 2022 Fixing child care: What expanded public subsidies could mean for children, families, and teachers View article » Jun 9, 2022 Millions of parents want to work but can’t afford child care. Congress must act. View article » Jun 8, 2022 The Early Care and Education Consortium Urges Congress to Pass Child Care Funding Through Reconciliation View article » Jun 2, 2022 State Solutions for the Child Care Workforce Crisis View article » May 31, 2022 ‘My top economic priority’: Biden op-ed lays out plan to fight inflation View article » May 27, 2022 Early Childhood Education Providers Issue Joint Statement in Support of Sensible Gun Laws View article » May 24, 2022 4 Reasons the U.S. Economy Needs Comprehensive Child Care View article » May 18, 2022 The case for revolutionizing child care in America View article » May 16, 2022 Economy’s Essential Early Care and Education Industry Recovering but Still Faces Labor Shortfall View article » May 12, 2022 Child care benefits could help ease the worker crunch, an advocacy campaign says. View article » May 10, 2022 Senate Democrats shop revamped child care reconciliation proposal View article » May 5, 2022 More employers offering child care benefits to lower-wage workers View article » Apr 28, 2022 The ROI Of Child Care In A Post-Pandemic World View article » Apr 27, 2022 Pandemic erased a decade of progress for public pre-K programs, report finds View article » Apr 18, 2022 Invest in women to drive innovation in childcare View article » Apr 11, 2022 The American Rescue Plan’s Child Care Test Run View article » Apr 4, 2022 Poverty Impedes Children’s Education Long Before They Enter The Classroom — Here’s How We Can Change That View article » Mar 28, 2022 Biden Aims to Boost Military and Social Spending in 2023 Budget View article » Mar 24, 2022 Employers can help economic recovery by offering child care benefits View article » Mar 16, 2022 Child Tax Credit: White House Shows State-by-State Impact on Families View article » Mar 15, 2022 Why The Lego Foundation Wants To Improve Early Education Worldwide View article » Mar 10, 2022 Congress is increasing childcare funding by nearly $585 million—but it won’t fix the ‘sweeping, systemic problems’ View article » Mar 7, 2022 For a full recovery, the US must address its child care crisis View article » Mar 7, 2022 With costs high, families look to Biden’s plan to make child care affordable View article » Feb 28, 2022 FY2026: Community Letter to Appropriators Calls For Robust Funding for Child Care and Early Learning View article » Feb 24, 2022 Child Care Spending Generates Massive Dividends View article » Feb 16, 2022 Governors highlight child care as key to economic recovery from pandemic View article » Feb 10, 2022 California State Senator Connie Leyva Introduced SB 976 View article » Feb 8, 2022 First lady Jill Biden, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to visit Twin Cities to highlight child care View article » Feb 7, 2022 How the ‘Build Back Better’ Act could be built back different View article » Jan 30, 2022 Pandemic spotlights problems with the child care industry View article » Jan 29, 2022 Child care workers are vanishing and it’s hurting the entire economy View article » Jan 25, 2022 Early Learning Programs Are Key To Labor Market Participation And A Stronger U.S. Economy View article » Jan 18, 2022 Childcare Worker Shortage Pushing on Economic Growth View article » Jan 14, 2022 With U.S. Child Care in Crisis, Businesses Must Step Up View article » Jan 12, 2022 Federal Aid Is Propping Up Child Care. It Isn’t a Long-Term Fix View article » Jan 11, 2022 Wonderschool announces Series B funding amidst growing demand for high quality, flexible childcare support from families, providers, and policymakers View article » Jan 4, 2022 Daycare enrollment dropping due to COVID, some centers struggle to stay open View article » Jan 3, 2022 For the sake of the economy, child care must be built back better View article » Dec 12, 2021 Getting child tax credit to lowest-income parents proves challenging View article » Dec 8, 2021 U.S. Census Data Shows Child Tax Credit Promotes Work, Entrepreneurship View article » Dec 7, 2021 Investments in Child Care Are Needed to Improve Provider Pay and Reduce Parent Expense View article » Dec 1, 2021 84% of parents are overwhelmed by cost of child care, survey shows View article » Nov 26, 2021 Apprenticeships may help build the child care workforce View article » Nov 22, 2021 This is the true cost of the childcare crisis View article » Nov 17, 2021 What Do Early Childhood Educators Need to Know About the Marketplace? View article » Nov 7, 2021 There’s a straightforward way for businesses to attract young workers in a competitive labor market: affordable childcare View article » Nov 2, 2021 Breaking Down the Early Childhood Crisis — and What Might Be Done About It View article » Oct 26, 2021 Negotiators near agreement on key Biden priorities expanding child care and universal pre-K View article » Oct 23, 2021 Meet the childcare workers who love their jobs but are quitting over low pay and stressful conditions: ‘I just had reached a tipping point’ View article » Oct 19, 2021 1 in 3 working families is struggling to find the child care they desperately need View article » Oct 15, 2021 Biden Recalls Single Parenthood Struggle In Child Care Pitch View article » Oct 13, 2021 Hire by hire, child care centers chip away at labor shortage View article » Oct 7, 2021 Building Blocks: Child Care Solutions that Work for Tradeswomen View article » Oct 6, 2021 How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier. View article » Sep 30, 2021 With child care unaffordable, many parents struggle to stay employed View article » Sep 30, 2021 Call to action: The value of research in early care and education expansion efforts View article » Sep 24, 2021 Child-Care Crunch Could Trigger a Double-Dip Recession for Women View article » Sep 24, 2021 Early Care & Education Consortium Corporate Providers Take Steps to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children, Families and Employees View article » Sep 22, 2021 How the Child Care Crisis Became a Global Economic Fiasco View article » Sep 21, 2021 ‘Can’t Compete’: Why Hiring for Child Care Is a Huge Struggle View article » Sep 13, 2021 Lightbridge Academy® Joins the Early Care & Education Consortium View article » Sep 9, 2021 House Panel Expands Eligibility for Low-Cost Child Care Proposal View article » Sep 7, 2021 Rep. Bobby Scott gearing up for battle on child care, school construction funding as infrastructure bill proceeds View article » Sep 5, 2021 Finding childcare has always been hard for US workers. Today, it’s harder View article » Sep 1, 2021 Should all school districts be required to offer transitional kindergarten? View article » Aug 30, 2021 Child care providers vaccinated at higher rates than general U.S. population View article » Aug 28, 2021 Child-Care Workers Might Not Come Back View article » Aug 25, 2021 Bright Horizons Requires All U.S. Employees to be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 View article » Aug 24, 2021 Child care providers have helped each other apply for grants during the pandemic. Will the increased funds be enough? View article » Aug 23, 2021 Brown University-Annenberg Study Shows Acelero Learning Head Start Children Made Significant Gains Despite Pandemic View article » Aug 17, 2021 Labor Secretary: Job training, child care would be ‘transformative’Labor Secretary: Job training, child care would be ‘transformative’ View article » Aug 16, 2021 Biden’s Child-Care Plan Might Only Raise Parents’ Costs View article » Aug 12, 2021 Kamala Harris meets with business leaders to discuss child care. View article » Aug 12, 2021 Daycare Is Costly In The U.S. — So Is Biden’s Plan To Fix It View article » Aug 9, 2021 Senate Democrats Roll Child Care And Immigration Into A $3.5T Budget Framework View article » Aug 5, 2021 The Child Care Staffing Crisis Is Getting Worse View article » Aug 3, 2021 Child Care During Competitions Presents A Major Hurdle For Olympians And Paralympians View article » Aug 2, 2021 Biden’s child care plan faces a critical test View article » Jul 25, 2021 Covid proved the future of child care is the future of America View article » Jul 22, 2021 View article » Jul 20, 2021 Parents faced drastically higher childcare costs in pandemic, survey finds View article » Jul 16, 2021 Can Americans resolve partisan divides to create a national child care system? View article » Jul 15, 2021 ECEC National Solutions Paper View article » Jul 15, 2021 ECEC Announces Study on Future of Nation’s Child Care View article » Jul 12, 2021 Affordable daycare called critical to U.S. economic recovery View article » Jul 9, 2021 Employers offer stipends for babysitting and tutoring to sweeten child-care benefits and win over workers View article » Jul 7, 2021 Biden promotes child care and education priorities as part of infrastructure pitch View article » Jun 30, 2021 Families Struggle With Child Care Costs As Life Returns To “Normal” View article » Jun 28, 2021 Mom who brought toddler to job interview sparks conversation on child care crisis View article » Jun 24, 2021 Military daycare spending would see a big increase under House proposal View article » Jun 23, 2021 Sen. Patty Murray: Pre-pandemic, child care costs a “silent epidemic” View article » Jun 22, 2021 Millions of Families Are Struggling to Address Child Care Disruptions View article » Jun 20, 2021 There’s a big problem with post-pandemic child care: ‘Worst it’s ever been’ View article » Jun 17, 2021 Military will pay toward in-home child care for some families in pilot program View article » Jun 16, 2021 Employing parents? The lack of child care could be hurting your small business View article » Jun 14, 2021 To Build Back Better with Women, Invest in Child Care View article » Jun 9, 2021 With the childcare crisis front and center, the Democratic Women’s Caucus could become a force on Capitol Hill View article » Jun 6, 2021 Why did the child care teacher cross the road? To get to higher pay View article » Jun 2, 2021 Biden will announce free child care through major providers for vaccination appointments. View article » Jun 2, 2021 White House’s vaccine push now includes longer pharmacy hours, free childcare View article » May 26, 2021 There’s a massive child-care worker shortage and the market can’t fix it View article » May 24, 2021 50 years later, the culture wars debate over the child care crisis has barely budged View article » May 21, 2021 The Newest Champions of Caregiver Reform? The Private Sector. View article » May 19, 2021 Offices are reopening. For parents, that raises a childcare problem View article » May 18, 2021 Child Care, Early Development Industries Hit by Pandemic View article » May 17, 2021 More than one-fifth of parents unable to fully return to work due to childcare: Fed survey View article » May 17, 2021 The Pandemic Created a Child-Care Crisis. Mothers Bore the Burden. View article » May 17, 2021 Photo of mom working in bathtub leads to reflection on child care crisis View article » May 11, 2021 COVID-19 made child care deserts even worse in 2021, leaving working parents to scramble View article » May 9, 2021 Policymakers Used to Ignore Child Care. Then Came the Pandemic. View article » May 6, 2021 One key to getting women back to work post-pandemic: Childcare View article » May 4, 2021 Want $16,000 back for child care, after-school programs, babysitting? You need to know 7 things View article » Apr 28, 2021 Biden’s Tax Plan Includes Paid Leave and Reducing Child-Care Costs for Parents View article » Apr 28, 2021 Biden tax plan could save some families nearly $15,000 a year on child care View article » Apr 28, 2021 Biden to unveil sprawling $1.8T plan to boost child care, families View article » Apr 26, 2021 Democrats outline child care demands View article » Apr 22, 2021 Biden Will Seek Tax Increase on Rich to Fund Child Care and Education View article » Apr 20, 2021 Care Infrastructure Is Key to an Equitable, Green Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis View article » Apr 15, 2021 White House releases $39 billion in relief funds to keep child care providers afloat View article » Apr 14, 2021 As COVID-19 wanes, employees want more from work, including child care and flexibility View article » Apr 12, 2021 Universal child care could boost women’s lifetime earnings by $130 billion—and ensure more stable retirement options View article » Apr 9, 2021 Sen. Duckworth calls for paid family leave, child care in next recovery package View article » Apr 7, 2021 Nearly 8 in 10 School, Child Care Staff Have Gotten at Least 1 Dose of COVID Vaccine: CDC View article » Apr 3, 2021 How Biden’s infrastructure plan could leave child care behind View article » Apr 3, 2021 From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles View article » Apr 2, 2021 A year into COVID, child care issues still affect mothers’ employment View article » Mar 31, 2021 First Phase of Biden Infrastructure Plan to Include Billions for Schools, Child Care Centers and Broadband View article » Mar 31, 2021 Child Care in Crisis: Can Biden’s Plan Save It? View article » Mar 28, 2021 Biden to Push Child-Care Spending in Next Economic Proposal View article » Mar 25, 2021 The precarious state of American child care View article » Mar 22, 2021 Some tips on finding the best child care services amid the pandemic View article » Mar 20, 2021 If Congress wants to spark economic recovery, it must invest in care View article » Mar 19, 2021 The New Stimulus Act Offers Big Benefits for Families View article » Mar 19, 2021 Why Child Care Staff Had to Show Up While Teachers Worked Remotely View article » Mar 18, 2021 Billions of Covid relief dollars are going to child care. Here’s why advocates say more needs to be done to fix the crisis View article » Mar 14, 2021 Child-Care Providers Get Billions in Covid-19 Relief Law View article » Mar 14, 2021 With stimulus, federal government makes a massive investment in child care View article » Mar 12, 2021 CDC releases new guidance for childcare centers emphasizing cohorting, universal mask use View article » Mar 12, 2021 From child care to school reopenings, $1.9T COVID relief package gives a financial lift to America’s struggling families View article » Mar 12, 2021 ECEC Applauds Passage of the American Rescue Plan View article » Mar 10, 2021 Congress greenlights a $40 billion bailout for the child-care industry View article » Mar 10, 2021 What’s in Congress’s $1.9 trillion covid bill: Checks, unemployment insurance and more View article » Mar 8, 2021 A $39 billion lifeline for American child care View article » Mar 7, 2021 What’s in the Stimulus Bill? A Guide to Where the $1.9 Trillion Is Going View article » Mar 5, 2021 Pandemic Spotlights Critical Links Between Childcare and the Economy View article » Mar 3, 2021 Teachers, child care staff nationwide can now sign up for vaccine shots under Biden’s order View article » Mar 2, 2021 Biden prepares blitz of action to prod schools to reopen View article » Feb 28, 2021 Pay Cuts, Taxes, Child Care: What Another Year of Remote Work Will Look Like View article » Feb 28, 2021 Sunday Talk: Joni Ernst: With the Right Mix of Policies, We Can Address the Child Care Crisis. View article » Feb 23, 2021 Child care workers, crucial to economic recovery, earn poverty wages in 40 states View article » Feb 23, 2021 COVID-19 is ravaging U.S. early childhood education, new report finds View article » Feb 19, 2021 New California bill would require employers to pay for backup child care for workers View article » Feb 18, 2021 The ‘invisible’ front line workers of education View article » Feb 17, 2021 In Some States, Child Care Workers Won’t Get the Covid Vaccine for Months View article » Feb 16, 2021 After mass closures and too little support, post-pandemic child care options will be scarce View article » Feb 11, 2021 Whitmer seeks boost in tuition, child care, bridge spending View article » Feb 10, 2021 Proposed Covid relief measures could slow moms’ exit from the workforce View article » Feb 8, 2021 New federal dollars keep child care centers afloat, but challenges remain View article » Feb 7, 2021 Biden is open to mandating paid family leave in future legislation, Yellen says View article » Feb 4, 2021 Romney proposes child care benefit for families, fueling Democrats’ push View article » Feb 3, 2021 Here is how the Biden, GOP stimulus plans would help moms amid coronavirus pandemic View article » Feb 1, 2021 They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors; now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated View article » Jan 29, 2021 The New Silicon Valley Perks: Child Care, Financial Planning and Therapy View article » Jan 29, 2021 The Economic Recovery Has a Child-Care Problem View article » Jan 20, 2021 Biden’s Covid-19 stimulus plan includes $40 billion for child care View article » Jan 16, 2021 The pandemic made the childcare crisis an urgent talking point – will the US finally change things? View article » Jan 15, 2021 Biden pledges to help fix the child-care crisis in America. Here is his plan View article » Jan 15, 2021 Early childhood education leaders come together to combat COVID-19 View article » Jan 13, 2021 Saving Child Care Means Preserving Jobs and Supporting Working Families and Small Businesses View article » Jan 13, 2021 Child Care Costs Have Increased 41% Amid COVID-19 View article » Jan 12, 2021 To solve the workforce crisis, America has to invest in child care View article » Jan 1, 2021 This Is What Childcare Could Look Like View article » Dec 30, 2020 Over 1 in 4 child-care providers nationwide still remain closed View article » Dec 29, 2020 Childcare advocate groups push Congress for more federal Covid-19 relief View article » Dec 28, 2020 Black, Latina and immigrant mothers are losing jobs as COVID-19 child care crisis grows View article » Dec 23, 2020 ECEC Applauds Passage of End-of-Year Coronavirus Relief Package View article » Dec 22, 2020 What Happens When Essential Workers Need Child Care? View article » Dec 11, 2020 COVID-19 Surge Update, Child Care System Stressed by Pandemic View article » Dec 8, 2020 Are Child Care Settings COVID-19 Petri Dishes for Child Care Providers? View article » Dec 3, 2020 9.8 Million Working Mothers in the U.S. Are Suffering From Burnout View article » Nov 30, 2020 Child care hurdles drove turnover in 2020, research shows View article » Nov 30, 2020 Why School Districts Are Bringing Back Younger Children First View article » Nov 25, 2020 What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: On Work and Family View article » Nov 19, 2020 Use It Or Lose It: Parents Set Wages Aside For Child Care. Now It’s At Risk View article » Nov 17, 2020 As the Pandemic Drags On, Child Care Providers Fight to Keep Their Doors Open View article » Nov 16, 2020 Working Parents Are Breaking Down. Why Aren’t We Helping Them? View article » Nov 10, 2020 The business case for child care View article » Nov 10, 2020 Why bringing women back into the workforce is Joe Biden’s greatest opportunity to recharge the economy View article » Nov 2, 2020 Families, day cares feel strain of new COVID-19 health rules View article » Oct 30, 2020 The Child-Care Crisis Could Erase 25 Years of Women’s Progress View article » Oct 24, 2020 A child care emergency for working families View article » Oct 23, 2020 Child care crisis is denting the labor market View article » Oct 23, 2020 COVID-19 highlights inequities in how we treat early educators in child care vs. schools View article » Oct 22, 2020 The pandemic is driving moms out of the workforce, COVID-19 child care crisis persists View article » Oct 22, 2020 Covid-19 and child care: What the latest research says View article » Oct 17, 2020 Coronavirus Threatens to Push the Child-Care Industry Over the Edge View article » Oct 15, 2020 Some child care centers have become more than places that provide care View article » Oct 15, 2020 Child Care Is in Crisis. We’ll Be Here to Cover It During the Turbulent Year Ahead. View article » Oct 14, 2020 Child care programs not associated with COVID-19 spread, large study finds View article » Oct 8, 2020 A shocking number of women dropped out of the workforce last month View article » Oct 7, 2020 As Election Nears, Millennial and Gen Z Voters Want Action on Child Care View article » Oct 6, 2020 Day-care slots for babies are vanishing. Now their parents can’t work. View article » Oct 2, 2020 ECEC Applauds House Passage of the HEROES Act 2.0 View article » Sep 29, 2020 How the Pandemic Is Affecting Working Mothers View article » Sep 28, 2020 Where Trump and Biden Stand on Child Care View article » Sep 24, 2020 Without federal support, experts say child care is likely to get more expensive for parents View article » Sep 24, 2020 COVID-19 has narrowed the divide between GOP, Democratic voters on ways to support workers from pay to child care View article » Sep 23, 2020 The future of the economy hinges on child care: We must bail out the industry that allows millions of parents to work. View article » Sep 19, 2020 30% Of Parents Are ‘Terrified’ They May Lose Their Job While Balancing Child Care View article » Sep 19, 2020 Parents Who Work In Childcare Are Trapped In An Unsustainable System View article » Sep 17, 2020 Private Tutors, Pop-Up Schools or Nothing at All: How Employers Are Helping Parents View article » Sep 17, 2020 America’s economic recovery will stall without child-care relief View article » Sep 16, 2020 Over 80% of hourly workers expect to lose some pay due to remote learning or lack of child care View article » Sep 16, 2020 Factory Workers Stay Home to Watch Their Children View article » Sep 9, 2020 Making the Bipartisan Case for Child Care: the Industry that Keeps America Working View article » Sep 8, 2020 COVID-19 Has Nearly Destroyed the Childcare Industry—and It Might Be Too Late to Save It View article » Sep 8, 2020 ECEC’s Radha Mohan Named WGR 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Awards Finalist View article » Sep 5, 2020 Child care crisis amid pandemic pushes US mothers out of the labor force View article » Sep 3, 2020 Child-care centers see costs jump 47% due to the coronavirus pandemic View article » Aug 31, 2020 Child care has always been essential to our economy — let’s start treating it that way View article » Aug 31, 2020 ‘Beyond Tired and Stressed’: Teachers With Kids Strained By Lack of Child Care View article » Aug 30, 2020 Child care providers struggle as need for services remain for many View article » Aug 28, 2020 Preschoolers are mask-licking germ bombs — yet few catch the coronavirus, data show View article » Aug 26, 2020 The Childcare Crisis Limits Women Entrepreneurs’ Potential View article » Aug 25, 2020 How companies are preparing employees for long-term work-from-home View article » Aug 19, 2020 1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most View article » Aug 13, 2020 If the Senate Doesn’t Bail Out the Childcare Industry, Economists See Women Leaving the Workforce en Masse View article » Aug 13, 2020 State Responses To Address the Shortage of Infant and Toddler Child Care View article » Aug 12, 2020 Millennial Moms Nearly Three Times More Likely Than Dads to Forgo Work Because Lack of Child Care or School View article » Aug 10, 2020 The Nation’s Child Care Crisis View article » Aug 9, 2020 In the COVID-19 Economy, We Are Running Out of Time to Prioritize Child Care View article » Aug 6, 2020 Lack of School and Child Care Could Mean Losing ‘a Generation of Working Parents’ View article » Aug 4, 2020 Child Care Has Been Safe During the Pandemic. That Could Be a Good Sign for Schools View article » Jul 31, 2020 ECEC Applauds House Passage of the Child Care is Essential Act and the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act View article » Jul 31, 2020 Coronavirus Child Care Pinch in U.S. Poses Threat to Economic Gains of Working Women View article » Jul 29, 2020 Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic View article » Jul 29, 2020 Coronavirus Child-Care Crisis Will Set Women Back a Generation View article » Jul 27, 2020 Nearly 8 Million Americans Can’t Work Because They Don’t Have Childcare View article » Jul 23, 2020 How the Child Care Crisis Will Distort the Economy for a Generation View article » Jul 21, 2020 Nine House Representatives Convene Panel of Experts to Discuss Plight of the Child Care Industry During the COVID-19 Pandemic View article » Jul 12, 2020 For some parents, day care feels risky. For others, reopening couldn’t come sooner. View article » Jun 11, 2020 Day-Care Centers Are Reopening. Will Families Return? View article » Jun 10, 2020 Day-Care Centers Are Reopening. Will Families Return? View article » Jun 2, 2020 Early Childhood Education Leaders Take Action for Acceptance, Inclusion and Belonging View article » Jun 2, 2020 Early childhood education leaders take action for acceptance, inclusion and belonging View article » Apr 22, 2020 Congress Must Secure Our Country’s Critical Childcare Industry View article » Apr 22, 2020 Congress Must Secure Our Country’s Critical Childcare Industry View article » Apr 16, 2020 Child Care Should Be Top Priority For 1st Wave Of Economic Reopening View article » Feb 23, 2020 Child care providers asking for emergency funding as they deal with coronavirus View article »
