A young boy enters the toddler room with his mother at the KinderCare Child Development Center at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas April 18, 2024. Credit: Jackie Valley/The Christian Science Monitor The ...

Childcare sits at the crossroads of economic growth, community stability, early childhood education, and family well‑ being. Reliable and available daycare is not a convenience for many working ...

Child care sites across the country are facing immense challenges hiring and retaining staff amid a shortage of good jobs, leaving parents struggling to find care and placing increasing stress on the ...

"We're not paying what Chick-fil-A pays," a day care director said. Marcelo Candia spends all day teaching a classroom full of 4-year-old children in northern Virginia -- then walks across the street ...

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...