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Employers are increasingly recognizing that child care support is vital to not only help businesses survive but also to help communities thrive. I was born in Custer, South Dakota, a 2,000-person town in the southern Black Hills.

Commentary Care Economy Americans Want Federal Funding for Child Care November 03, 2023 In response to the urgency of the nation’s child care crisis—with federal child care stabilization funds expiring, creating a child care cliff putting at risk child care for millions of American families—P

In September, when billions of dollars in child care funding were about to expire, a Senate subcommittee convened to discuss solutions. It was there that Sen. John Kennedy laid out the partisan tension at the heart of what’s billed as a bipartisan issue.

Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Every community in the US has a K-12 school district. This same system doesn’t exist for our youngest children.

Nick Koros is the Chief Development Officer for Primrose Schools, the franchise system and a leading provider of early education and care.

The flu season brings a wave of worry for childcare providers, as children are particularly susceptible to the virus. A childcare center's crowded and interactive environment can lead to the quick spread of the flu virus among children and staff.

Too many families find themselves headed down the path of school expulsion—sometimes starting when their kids are very young.

If you haven’t read about it or spoken with a daycare provider recently in California, there is a serious problem facing the community of small businesses that give parents early childcare support before they enter public school.

In fact, she said, some of her students' parents attended the center when they were kids. After more than 30 years, Clark sold her childcare center this past summer. Clark, 68, said she will continue working as a consultant until the end of December.

Our country is facing an urgent crisis: the early-educator shortage. Earlier this year, the National Head Start Association reported that 19% of Head Start staff positions were vacant nationwide, leading to the closure of 20% of all Head Start classrooms.